Ghana’s policy tightening to hold back recovery

Ghana’s economic recovery will remain sluggish over the next couple of years as policy is tightened in a bid to shore up the public finances and tackle high inflation. The risk of an imminent sovereign default appears low but, if fiscal consolidation efforts continue to fall short, Ghana will eventually need to turn to the IMF for financial support and seek a debt restructuring.

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