Ghana began 2026 remaining in the 4th position in Africa with the highest debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The country’s exposure to the IMF stood at Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 1.96 billion in...
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The International Monetary Fund has warned that the recent round of tax cuts and levy abolitions could hurt the economy in the short term as the government must absorb an estimated multi-billion-cedi revenue hit....
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has lauded Ghana’s economic success in 2025, attributing the improvement to fiscal discipline and a stabilization of the Cedi against major foreign currencies. The Fund described this assessment as...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Bank of Ghana to prioritize data regarding any further easing of the policy rate, while ensuring a gradual easing of the base lending rate. The Fund...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the fifth review of Ghana’s performance under its thirty-six-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. This approval effectively unlocks the disbursement of approximately $380 million, bringing...
Ghana has successfully secured a seventh bilateral debt restructuring agreement with the Czech Republic as part of an ongoing external debt sustainability program, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced. This latest agreement...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that Ghana is significantly far below its tax collection efforts compared to its potential within Sub-Saharan Africa and globally. The Fund indicated that the tax gap, which...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that systemic corruption remains a major barrier to Ghana’s economic governance, public trust, and sustainable growth, despite the country’s reputation as a regional beacon of political stability....
Ghana has spent nearly two-thirds of its post-independence years under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to the World Bank’s 2025 Policy Notes, “Transforming Ghana in a Generation.” The report reveals...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Ghana’s public debt will decline to about 60 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the end of 2025, attributing the improvement largely to the country’s...
