Ghana cuts its benchmark lending rate to 21 percent
Central bank decision aims to prevent country from falling into recession
This comes as inflation in the west African economy continues to slide. Annual consumer price inflation in the country has fallen in 10 of the last 11 months.
Speaking to journalists at a news conference in Accra Monday, the governor Dr Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison cited an improved economic outlook for the rate cut adding that “economic activity continued to improve supported by a rebound in crude oil production.
He added that “broad expectation is that the gradual and steady increases should translate to higher growth profile in the period ahead. In addition, implementation of fiscal policy measures towards providing stimulus through the key initiatives contained in the 2017 budget statement should provide added impetes”
Hereis the full statement from governor of the Bank of Ghana
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