Bank of Ghana
Banknotes: April to June 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
IMF approves $3 billion for Ghana
Governor welcomes conditions, including cutting inflation and ending monetary financing
BoG’s Addison: Ghana agrees to end monetary financing
Governor says MoU with finance ministry “has been finalised”, and the IMF deal will come by the end of May
Currency round-up: De La Rue issues profit warning
Central African central bank to release new coins; and more
Rates round-up: Ghana and Thailand tighten
Many central banks in Africa, Asia and Europe still raising rates, but Angola continues cuts
Ghana plans to ‘securitise’ debt to central bank
Country struggling to restructure debts and secure IMF loan
Bank of Ghana adds 100bp as crises grind on
IMF reportedly wants end to central bank financing
Currency round-up: Yellen’s signature added to US money
Singapore ends practice of printing new year notes; new coins in Canada and Ghana; and more
IMF and Ghana reach initial agreement on $3 billion loan
Stricken country preparing domestic debt restructuring
Ghana hikes rates again as inflation passes 40%
Governor says country faces “huge financing gap” as government uses central bank credit
African governors face multiple financial ‘floods’
Kenyan governor says a “doubling, tripling” of access to IMF resources is needed
Four more African central banks raise rates
Ghana raises policy rate to highest level since 2017, plus hikes in Uganda, Sierra Leone and Tunisia
Banknotes: July to September 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Ghana emergency MPC meeting ends with 300bp increase
Country in renewed IMF talks as inflation spirals and currency falters
Ghana seeks IMF aid as reserves dwindle
Government secures Afreximbank loan and MPC holds rate despite inflation nearing 30%
Bank of Ghana denies rationing FX
Bloomberg made claim in June article citing swelling fuel import bills
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Rates round-up: Israel surprises with larger hike
Central banks in Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Paraguay and Jamaica also tighten policy
People: Swiss vice-chair to take office in August
Board member appointed in Guatemala; new external MPC member in Ghana; and more
People: Chicago Fed’s Evans to retire
Bulgarian parliament rejects governor pick; political heat on Cook still high as vote nears; and more
Bank of Ghana orders 250bp hike
Central bank moves meeting a week earlier to combat high inflation and a weak currency
Bank of Tanzania ‘working on CBDC’, governor says
Luoga says “cryptocurrencies are not safe” and president has urged work on CBDC
People: Riksbank deputy’s term extended until 2027
Bank of Ghana gets new non-executive board members; RBI appoints new executive director; and more
Bank of Ghana wins legal case against ‘corrupt’ firm
Central bank says it uncovered bribery and a corrupt tender process during investigation