Cedi loses ground to 3 currencies

The cedi lost grounds to the three major international currencies in the week ending February 24.Despite coming under pressure, the greenback appreciated by 2.88 per cent against the Ghana cedi. The local currency closed trading at GH¢4.44, representing a year-to-date depreciation of 5.71 per cent. The Euro, which stood on the defensive in the earlier trading sessions of the…

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Ghana Leaves Key Rate Steady as Policy Makers Seek Stable Cedi

Ghana’s central bank unexpectedly kept its benchmark rate unchanged as it balanced the risks to inflation and economic growth. The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee left the rate at 25.5 percent, Governor Abdul Nashiru Issahaku told reporters Monday in the capital, Accra. Only two of six economists in a Bloomberg survey said the central bank would keep borrowing…

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