A two-member delegation, led by the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for Ghana, Stéphane Roudet, on Wednesday, 7 September 2022, paid a courtesy call on the Governor of Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison and the management.
This follows Stéphane Roudet’s appointment as the new IMF mission Chief for Ghana, effective 1 September 2022.
The new mission chief was in the country to engage with various government institutions and other key stakeholders ahead of Ghana’s Fund supported programme.
In Governor Addison’s team were the first deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, directors of Research, Financial Markets, Financial Stability and Banking Supervision Departments of the Bank.
IMF Bailout
Meanwhile, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has stated that a deal between Ghana and the Fund should be reached and finalised before the end of the year.
In a closed door meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday (5 September) on the sidelines of the Africa Adaptation Summit, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the IMF boss told the Ghanaian leader that “we understand the urgency, and we will move as quickly as possible.”
Describing Ghana as a “superb country”, she reiterated the determination of the Fund to work with the government and the Ministry of Finance, and ensure that an agreement is in place before the end of the year.
On his part, President Akufo-Addo indicated to the IMF boss that a lot of work has been done by his cabinet and the Ministry of Finance, and the document to be presented by the Ghana side “is ready for the scrutiny of the IMF.”
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