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Currency monitor: the Ghanaian cedi's 9.5% slide in 2026, explained
CBAN Editorial Team · 25 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
West Africa
Ghana
Bank of Ghana (BoG) · Governor Johnson Asiama (since 2025) · Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
- Policy rate
- 14.00%
- Inflation (y/y)
- 5.3%
- GDP growth
- 4.6%
- Nominal GDP
- $79bn
- GHS per USD
- 11.6
- FX YTD vs USD
- -9.5%
- FX reserves
- $8.9bn
- Next MPC
- 24 September 2026
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