Markets to reward fiscal credibility over promises                                                

Markets to reward fiscal credibility over promises                                                

Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
Published July 22, 20266 min read

Investors are expected to judge Ghana’s 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review less by new policy announcements than whether government reaffirms its commitment to fiscal discipline, as rising inflation begins to test macroeconomic gains achieved under the country’s IMF-supported reform programme.

Published by Business & Financial Times
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