{"id":139920,"date":"2024-01-17T05:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T05:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/ghanas-economic-programme-is-beginning-to-bear-fruit-imf-boss\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T05:01:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T05:01:15","slug":"ghanas-economic-programme-is-beginning-to-bear-fruit-imf-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/ghanas-economic-programme-is-beginning-to-bear-fruit-imf-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s economic programme is beginning to bear fruit &#8211; IMF boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has stated that Ghana&#8217;s economic policies under its programme are beginning to yield the desired outcomes.<gwmw style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She emphasised that the policy and reform commitments outlined in Ghana&#8217;s deal with the Bretton Woods Institution are in the best interest of the Ghanaian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, January 16, she expressed the satisfaction of the IMF board with the assurances received from Ghana&#8217;s external creditors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Wonderful to see President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ghana&#8217;s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta at #WEF24. The policy and reform commitments under Ghana\u2019s economic program are starting to bear fruit,&#8221; he posted.<gwmw style=\"display: none; background-color: transparent;\"\/><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has already welcomed the debt treatment agreement between Ghana and the Official Creditor Committee, stating that it is consistent with the objectives of the IMF-supported programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She stressed that the programme aims to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, build resilience, and lay the foundations for stronger and more inclusive growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Madam Georgieva expressed gratitude to the Official Creditor Committee, especially the co-chairs, China and France, for their efforts in reaching this agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI welcome Minister of Finance Ofori-Atta\u2019s announcement that the Ghanaian authorities have reached an agreement in principle with their official creditors on a debt treatment, consistent with the objectives of the IMF-supported programme, which aims to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, build resilience, and lay the foundations for stronger and more inclusive growth\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to thank the Official Creditor Committee, especially the co-chairs, China and France, for all their work to reach this agreement. 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