Cedi appreciation not a 'nine-day wonder' - Minister of Finance assures

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  • ASIEDU NKWASIA 7 months ago

    THAT IS THE RESULT OF GOOD STRUCTURES OF NPP. To CREDIT NDC, WE ARE YET TO SEE KENKEY AT 1.00GHC, NKOKO NKETE KETE, AND TREE PLANTING ABOBOYAA FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

  • Game Changer 7 months ago

    No wonder Kennedy Agyapong said the NPP is full of fools. For your information, the cedi is currently the best performing currency in the world! That's the result of great guys like Ato Forson and Asiama managing affairs so w ...
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  • GH8 7 months ago

    @Game changer in all honesty do you really see the effect of the appreciation of the cedi against the dollar in your daily life? If is the other way round you immediately see the effect of the depreciation of the cedi,like wh ...
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  • JM SAYS GH PARENTS CAN PAY FEES THEY CANT BUY SANITARY PADS. 7 months ago

    YE MEN OF LITTLE BRAINS! WHY IS THE CEDI APPRECIATION NOT AFFECTING PRICES OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN GHANA? THE CEDI GAINS IS NOT AS A RESULTS OF ANY NDC WORK IS AS RESULTS OF 11 GREAT COUNTRIES STOPPING TO TRADE IN US DOLLARS ...
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  • .mr amin 7 months ago

    More vim, the cedi depreciation is the main problem when it's solved then we can have a good purchasing power to improve job creation the cedi value should be the focal point

  • Libby 7 months ago

    Ato Baah eeeee,stop deceiving the citizenry. If the USA stops their nonsense the Cedi will surely depreciate. This is purely financial thing. Period.

  • hmm 7 months ago

    can someone tell Ato Forson to pay govt suppliers the whole of this year we have not received our pay we are in the 5th month. Please we beg you in the name of God. Some of us are really suffering we have not paid our workers ...
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  • hmm 7 months ago

    can someone tell Ato Forson to pay govt suppliers the whole of this year we have not received our pay we are in the 5th month. Please we beg you in the name of God. Some of us are really suffering we have not paid our workers ...
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  • hmm 7 months ago

    can someone tell Ato Forson to pay govt suppliers the whole of this year we have not received our pay we are in the 5th month. Please we beg you in the name of God. Some of us are really suffering we have not paid our workers ...
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  • hmm 7 months ago

    can someone tell Ato Forson to pay govt suppliers the whole of this year we have not received our pay we are in the 5th month. Please we beg you in the name of God. Some of us are really suffering we have not paid our workers ...
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  • Pelicles. 7 months ago

    Stupid Ato Forson, name one policy that you have implemented to cause the cedi to appreciate. When Kufuor left office, we saw the same result till reality set in. I dare Ato to mention one policy his government had put in pla ...
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  • Good Governance 7 months ago

    Policy of good governance. A policy that prohibits the indiscriminate printing of cedis, prevents its distribution among political cronies, and restricts its use to manipulate the limited supply of foreign currency, such as t ...
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  • Pope Leo XIV 7 months ago

    I saw it during the conclave. The cedi will appreciate steadily. Reset is working.

  • Kk 7 months ago

    Time will tell

  • address 7 months ago

    Do you realize that when the cedi appreciates it will help the government in clearing its dollar obligations? You double digit devil, go away from the cedi.

  • Shamsi Waleed 7 months ago

    You actually believe an African govt can clear its debt? Are you for real?

  • Kojois 7 months ago

    We live to see. Time will tell.

  • Trade 7 months ago

    Time is already telling. Are you dead? Reset is working.

  • FAA 7 months ago

    The reason why the so call Cedi appreciation is not by the government or finance minister but by Trump tariff that has depreciate the dollar which affect every country in the world. So don't take credit for that.Why can't you ...
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  • JANKROMAH 7 months ago

    OFF...if it was so, the NAIRA and other African currencies would appreciate....

  • Shamsi Waleed 7 months ago

    They actually have appreciated compared to earlier this year. What are u on about?

  • Yendi 7 months ago

    A poisonous scorpion will pit you soon. Evil minded retard. Mahama and his capable team are working 24 hours on the cedi. Clear off.

  • Boye/California 7 months ago

    President John Mahama must kicked out IMF program this Bastard program are the one which keeps Countries in poor Economics if Burkina Faso refuse IMF why is Ghana which is richer than Burkina Faso will it still be in IMF loan ...
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  • Kotipo 7 months ago

    IMF staff and the Burkinabè authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the third review of the program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Once the review is ap ...
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  • GINGER 7 months ago

    Funny are those who tickle own arm pit then laugh. The secret is US which was lifted up by the world now forsaking the main intentions to seek own interests. The suspension of US interest by the world had gone again the Doll ...
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  • Kwame Apraku 7 months ago

    Eeii Ato 1 eeii Ato 2 eeii Ato 3 .Now you are a magician hmmm .Ese woara

  • COD 7 months ago

    The cedi is appreciating with all the noise, fine. However, prices of goods and services are not decreasing. And why is that? When is the so-called cedi appreciation wonder going to reflect and impact the citizenry?
    Can`t th ...
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  • BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7 months ago

    Have you heard of multiplier effect? The multiplier effect of the cedi appreciating will amplify initial spending, triggering successive rounds of increased income and consumption in our economy. As our currency continues to ...
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  • Shamsi Waleed 7 months ago

    That's all theoretical. We are in Ghana. Remember

  • Kwame 7 months ago

    Count yourself a loser if you are still hoarding dollars at this time. The drop is going to continue from now till September.

  • veday 7 months ago

    Sell all your dollars very fast. The dollar is on a losing streek and will not recover for a long time. It is likely to stay between the band of 5 and 10 by the end of this year and downhill further.

  • Nii Akwei 7 months ago

    Thanks to Trump global tariffs, the US$ is weak.

  • American pope 7 months ago

    By the time the dust settles, Ghana would have built enough gold reserves to withstand any future storms. The cedi will continue to appreciate. Reset indeed.

  • Joe 7 months ago

    The cedi appreciation is due to the dollar decline because of Trump tarriffs. When Trump is able to cut the deals the dollar will appreciate against most currencies include cedi.
    Ghana should not fool themselves. It is not ...
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  • UNCLE PEE 7 months ago

    It looks as if you don’t have eyes. Can’t you see the cedi appreciating against the pound, euro and other currencies? What has the British Prime Minister also done that has affected the pound? Follow the trend and stop th ...
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  • Okponglo Guy 7 months ago

    It is the dollar that has weakened globally. Check your facts.

  • Kwame 7 months ago

    A lot of things comes to make this rate (1) Privious Government influence eg Gold for oil (BoG Governor acknowledges impact of Bawumia's gold purchasing initiative) (2) Post Elections are always like that (3) Trump leadership ...
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  • MP 7 months ago

    Ahenepa Enkasa
    Empty barrels make the most noise
    Let your work speak for itself

    Bamuwia IGP cedi comments came back to bite him big time.

    We are still so much dependent on foreign goods and that has not change. What ...
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  • Your era 7 months ago

    I bet you the cedi will start depreciating in a couple of weeks time.