{"id":74212,"date":"2024-05-27T16:11:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T16:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/bank-of-ghana-to-hold-118th-mpc-press-conference-today-cedi-fall-imf-deal-to-feature-strongly"},"modified":"2024-05-27T16:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T16:40:46","slug":"bank-of-ghana-to-hold-118th-mpc-press-conference-today-cedi-fall-imf-deal-to-feature-strongly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/bank-of-ghana-to-hold-118th-mpc-press-conference-today-cedi-fall-imf-deal-to-feature-strongly","title":{"rendered":"Bank of Ghana to hold 118th MPC press conference today; Cedi fall, IMF deal to feature strongly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will be holding the 118th press conference in Accra today Monday, May 27.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Governor of the BoG, Dr Ernest Addison is expected to announce key measures to curtail the free fall of the Cedi against the major trading currencies.<\/p>\n

The third tranche of $360 million cash from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which is expected in Ghana, all things being equal, in June, is also expected to feature in today\u2019s press conference.<\/p>\n

Also, the MPC is expected to announce whether or not to reduce the current policy rate of 29 per cent.<\/p>\n

At the last MPC press conference, the Bank maintained the rate at 29. It is unclear whether it will keep it at this rate this time around.<\/p>\n

Analysts including the Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, asked the BoG to slash its Policy Rate (PR) drastically.<\/p>\n

In his view, reducing the rate drastically will trigger a decline in the \u2018artificially high\u2019 lending rates, which he noted are suffocating the economy.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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