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The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has repeated her comment that Ghana’s economy has been negatively affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. She described Ghana as an innocent bystander that has been hit by the Covid pandemic and the war. Speaking at the ongoing IMF/World Bank …

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva has attributed Ghana’s economic struggles to the COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War. The IMF Chief said the Ghanaian economy was thriving and making positive gains until COVID-19 struck, changing the economic outlook and was further …

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Wednesday telling Russia its annexation of four Ukrainian zones is illegal and not valid. Ghana was among the 143 countries that voted in favour of the resolution, 15 abstained from the exercise and 5 rejected the resolution including Russia. Ukrainian …

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the global economy especially on African countries. The president holds that the war which started in February 2022 aggravated an already precarious situation for African economies that were starting to recover from the effects of …

The team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has observed that the global economic shock caused by the war in Ukraine is hitting Ghana. According to the IMF, this is happening at a time when the country is still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic shock and with limited …

The President of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the global community to increase its efforts to help developing countries withstand the devastations caused by the deadly coronavirus pandemic.   In a keynote speech delivered at the 15th Edition of the European Development Days (EDD) in Brussels, Belgium, …

A chartered economist, Rev Dr Worlanyo Mensah has said the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war brought more blessings to Ghana than challenges.   Talking to Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Wednesday (15 June), Mensah said Ghana’s economic woes are mainly due to mismanagement.   “Definitely this …