June 30, 2016

An Evaluation of the Second Review by the IMF Board of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility-Supported Program, 2015-17 [Occasional Paper 06]

Occasional Paper 6. An Evaluation of the Second Review by the IMF Board of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility-Supported Program, 2015-17 This paper evaluates the IMF Board’s second review of Ghana’s ECF-supported program, which spans 2015-17. The review revised key macroeconomic targets that generally vindicate the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ (IFS) earlier view that many of the original targets set under the program were unrealistic, in terms of being overambitious, and needed to be revisited. While most of the revised targets seem more realistic, disappointingly, many—such as growth, inflation, the public debt and current account deficit—indicate that macroeconomic instability will remain […]
August 11, 2016

Press Release on Ghana’s 2016 Mid-Year Budget Review

On Monday, July 25, 2016, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Seth Terkper, presented a mid-year review of the 2016 budget, and requested Parliament’s approval for supplementary estimates of GH₵1,888.2 million for the 2016 financial year. The IFS presented its views on the Minister’s review in a press statement issued on 11th August, 2016. Click here to view the full statement
August 11, 2016

Press Release on Ghana’s 2016 Mid-Year Budget Review

Press Release on Ghana’s 2016 Mid-Year Budget Review On Monday, July 25, 2016, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Seth Terkper, reviewed the 2016 budget and requested Parliament’s approval for supplementary estimates of GH₵1,888.2 million for the 2016 financial year. IFS summarized the points from the presentation and our observations in this press release. Click here to view the full statement