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The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced an upgrade on the the One Ghana (GH¢1) coin with enhanced security features. A statement from the BoG said it will issue the upgraded GH¢1 coin into circulation from Monday,12th December 2022. The coin, according to the Central Bank, is similar to the …

Ghanaian investigative journalist and the Editor-in-Chief of The Fourth Estate, Manasseh Azure, says the value of the local currency is weightier than President Akufo-Addo’s address to Ghanaians on Sunday. In a reactionary tweet after the address on Sunday evening, he said, “CONCLUSION: The value of the Cedi is far higher …

President Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians not to talk down on the country’s currency – the Ghana cedi. Addressing the nation on the economy on Sunday (30 October), President Akufo-Addo said, “Money doesn’t like noise. If you talk down you currency, it will go down, if you allow others to talk …

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced that Government has outlined some immediate plans to help arrest the free fall of the Ghana cedi. According to him, Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison has scheduled a crunch meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, October 25, 2022, with all CEOs of …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has assured Ghanaians that the economy is in good shape despite the continuous depreciation of the Cedi. Speaking to a journalist of Accra-based Asaase Radio from Washington where he is leading a team engaging the International Monetary Fund, IMF; the Minister described the depreciation rate as …

The depreciation pressures on the Ghana cedi continued relentlessly today as the local currency sold at ¢11.62 pesewas in the retail market. This is almost 6% depreciation since Friday, October 7th.   Checks by Joy Business at some forex bureaus indicate that the supply of dollars in circulation is insufficient. …

The Ghana cedi lost 40.05% in value to the US dollar in nine months of 2022, ranking it as the second worst performing currency in the world in the 147th position, according to Bloomberg. This decline in the local currency against the American currency is the worst in over three …

The Ghana cedi has hit the ¢10 mark as it traded at ¢10.01 in the retail market yesterday August 18th, 2022. At the same time, the cedi went for ¢10 to a euro.   The cedi’s situation has become a major worry to businesses and household consumers, as its continuous …

The Bank of Ghana has increased the policy rate by 300 basis points to 22%, after an Emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting today, August 17th, 2022. The move is part of measures to address the risks to the inflation outlook. However, cost of borrowing is expected to go up significantly, …

The Bank of Ghana has given strong indication that the recently approved $750 million Afriexim loan facility by Parliament once disbursed, among other measures, will boost the foreign exchange position of the country and help restore confidence in the cedi. The additional measures include the cocoa syndication loan which is …