{"id":413811,"date":"2017-09-02T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/02\/official-imf-confirms-extension-of-ghanas-program-by-one-year\/"},"modified":"2017-09-02T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T17:06:08","slug":"official-imf-confirms-extension-of-ghanas-program-by-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/02\/official-imf-confirms-extension-of-ghanas-program-by-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: IMF confirms extension of Ghana\u2019s program by one year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>International Monetary Fund, IMF has officially confirmed the extension of Ghana\u2019s program by one more year.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the IMF and copied to JOYBUSINESS noted that \u201cIMF executive board today completed the fourth review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit facility\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This confirms earlier reports by JOYBUSINESS that the program could likely be completed in the first quarter of 2019.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The statement further added that completion of the fourth Extended Credit Facility review enables the disbursement of some $94 million,<\/p>\n<p>This brings the total disbursement under the program to $565.2 million, with the remainder being tied to the remaining reviews.<\/p>\n<p>The Board also approved Ghana\u2019s request for waivers for non-observance of performance criteria and modification of one performance criterion.<\/p>\n<p><b>Initial comment from sources close to government<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sources said the Ministry of Finance\u00a0has been notified\u00a0\u00a0that the board meeting went well\u00a0\u00a0and they are happy\u00a0\u00a0to hear that\u00a0\u00a0\u201c\u00a0\u00a0all the hard work\u00a0\u00a0on both sides\u00a0\u00a0has paid off\u201d, adding that \u201c this is further\u00a0\u00a0confirmation\u00a0\u00a0that this government is on the right path\u00a0\u00a0and they\u00a0\u00a0are committed to the program and to its completion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Government is however silent for now on the one year extension.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Monetary Fund, IMF has officially confirmed the extension of Ghana\u2019s program by one more year. 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