
MPC faces inflation, liquidity, global devt’s and growth trade-offs
…weighs next rate move
Joshua Worlasi AMLANU and Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
The Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will begin its 132nd meeting today, Wednesday, September 23, with markets awaiting Thursday’s decision on whether the central bank will maintain its 14 percent policy rate or resume its easing cycle.
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