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Global economiesNovember 29 2023

‘Don’t waste a crisis’: Ghana’s road to recovery

The first deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana and the CEO of Development Bank Ghana talk to Natasha Teja about plans to steer the west African country out of its ongoing economic crisis.
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‘Don’t waste a crisis’: Ghana’s road to recoveryFrom left: Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, first deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana, and Kwamina Duker, CEO of the Development Bank Ghana

Ghana is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades. Last month, soaring inflation and public debt came to the boil when protesters took to the streets calling for the resignation of the country’s central bank governor.

But the central bank is optimistic that a recovery is gaining momentum, with the current inflation rate sitting at a 14-month low of 35.2%.

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