The Ghana Union of Traders Association GUTA has denied threatening to embark on massive demonstration against the Akuffo Addo lead government over the free fall of the Ghana cedi on international market. According to them, protesting against government in these trying times will not change the fortunes of the Economy. …
Read More »Cedi depreciation shows mid-year budget review failed to win investor confidence – Mahama
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has said the continuous depreciation of Ghana’s cedi “in recent days, clearly shows that the mid-year review of the 2022 budget failed to win back the confidence of the investor community”. The cedi as of August 9 is selling at GH¢9.12 to the US Dollar. …
Read More »Cedi sinks to record low after IMF loan request – Report
Relief initiatives taking shape to ease food and debt As the supply-chain disruption caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, international relief packages for Africa are starting to take shape. USAID this week pledged a $30m package to support Zambian food exports to East African countries to help ease the …
Read More »Ghana gets legal backing to trade in Cedi among African countries – BoG Governor
The governor of the central bank, Dr.Ernest Addison, has said that legal frameworks have been firmed up to commit Ghana into trading in local currencies among countries in the African continent. He said the central bank has embarked on reforms which will enhance financial transaction with Ghana and it’s neihghbouring …
Read More »Cedi performance begins July selling at GH¢8.17 to US Dollar
On the Interbank forex rates from the Bank of Ghana today, July 1, 2022, the Ghana Cedi is trading against the dollar at a buying price of 7.2269 and a selling price of 7.2341. As compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 7.2209 and a selling price of 7.2281. …
Read More »Cedi to stabilise as policy rate hikes take effect
EU sanctions on Russian banks are exacerbating Africa’s growing food crisis by making it difficult to pay for wheat exports, according to African Union chair and Senegal President Macky Sall. He told EU leaders that the worst is still ahead if global food supply issues persist. The food crisis has …
Read More »Cedi has depreciated by 15.8% – BoG Governor
Bank of Ghana Governor Ernest Addison has said developments in global capital markets, combined with internal challenges that resulted in the rating downgrade of Ghana’s economy, have played out to exacerbate price and exchange rate pressures in the domestic economy. The Ghana cedi, he noted, came “under severe pressure in the first …
Read More »Legal practitioner petitions A-G to prosecute BoG officials for cedi depreciation
A private Legal Practitioner and Law Lecturer, Dr. John Baiden has petitioned the office of the Attorney-General to prosecute officials of the Bank of Ghana over the rapid depreciation of the Ghana Cedi. In his petition, he said, “The Bank of Ghana has compromised the Ghana cedi. It is out of line and …
Read More »Cedi to further depreciate as no cent of US$2bn capital has been raised – Adongo warns
Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo, has cautioned of a further sustained depreciation of the Ghana Cedi. He believes government’s promise to raise and inject a capital of US$2 billion meant to shore the Cedi and stabilise the economy, is yet to get results. In a Facebook post sighted …
Read More »Delayed budget approval cause of Cedi depreciation- Bawumia
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has attributed the drastic depreciation of the local currency to challenges in approving the 2022 budget and the Russia-Ukraine war. According to him, the situation brought about low investor confidence in Ghana’s economy among others. “The financial markets’ assessments of the 2022 budget, unfortunately, concluded that …
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