Commodity surge underpins IMF programme exit 
Economy

Commodity surge underpins IMF programme exit 

…reform agenda enters new phase

Joshua Worlasi AMLANU
Published July 29, 20265 min read

Ghana has completed its US$3billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme after the Fund’s Executive Board approved the sixth and final review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), bringing to a close a three-year stabilisation programme launched following the country’s 2022 economic crisis.

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