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Business News of Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

LIVESTREAMED: Finance Ministry, BoG and IMF hold joint press conference

The joint press conference will take place on December 13 at the Ministry of Finance play videoThe joint press conference will take place on December 13 at the Ministry of Finance

The Ministry of Finance is holding a joint press conference with the Bank of Ghana and the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

GhanaWeb Business sources say the briefing will announce a concrete outcome from months of negotiations as government seeks a bailout programme from the IMF.

The IMF Mission Team who visited the country recently are expected to announce having reached a Staff-Level Agreement with the Ghana Government for a fund programme.

Ahead of the announcement, the sources, stressed that as at yesterday [December 12], there remained some critical issues that needed to be "ironed out" before today's formal announcement.

The Stephane Roudet-led IMF team has been in town since December 1, with the main mission of following up on engagements with government on its Economic Recovery Program.

Government recently announced a Domestic Debt Exchange programme, which is largely aimed at stabilizing the economy. The move which constitutes a domestic debt default status is seen by experts as part of conditionalities to access the Fund support.

Watch the press conference below: