Dep. Governor of BoG expresses hope in economy

Projections in the first quarter of 2016 indicates that the country will experience substantial economic growth in the near future, deputy governor of the bank of Ghana, Millison Narh has said.

“Our forecast is that, by the second half of 2017, the inflation numbers are likely to decline towards the medium target of 8 percent, plus or minus two”, Narh said.

He made the comments at a ceremony held in Accra to mark the 25tth anniversary of NDK Financial Services Limited at the company’s Omanye Aba head office building.

According to him, inflation is expected to be supported by fiscal consolidation and tight monetary policy stance, as well as the favorable development in the current account of the country.

Narh added that some macroeconomic indicators recorded a decline in growth rate in recent times due to the twin deficit that saw a budget deficit, and a current account deficit. “When you have such a situation, it normally has an implication for exchange rate development and that is why for a very long time we had volatility in the exchange rate market, but underpinned by the fiscal consolidation and the tight monetary policy stance we are seeing a gradual rewinding of the situation”, he said.

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