Finance Minister holds first investor town hall since 2021, signals strong recovery path
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Finance Minister, held the Ministry of Finance's first investor town hall engagement since 2021, bringing together investors, bankers and bond market specialists. Patrick Nomo, Chief Director, described the engagement as an important milestone, expressing optimism that Ghana would not return to a path of debt default. Dr. Forson assured participants that the economy is firmly on a recovery trajectory, underpinned by improving macroeconomic fundamentals and disciplined fiscal management.
The Finance Minister pointed to successive IMF programme reviews with disbursements exceeding US$700 million, a sovereign credit rating upgrade to B- with stable outlook, and the successful servicing of both domestic and external debt obligations, including over US$1.4 billion in Eurobond payments in 2025. He highlighted that inflation has declined sharply and consistently to 3.3%, marking a multi-year low, while growth has rebounded strongly. Revenue performance is increasingly anchored on domestic mobilisation, with non-oil tax revenue accounting for over 80 percent of inflows. The government is building buffers through the Sinking Fund and implementing debt reprofiling measures.
An interactive session followed the presentations, with participants engaging the Minister and his team on fiscal policy, debt sustainability and market outlook. Many attendees expressed renewed confidence in the management of the Ghanaian economy and welcomed the government's commitment to transparency, discipline and sustained engagement.
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The Finance Ministry convened an investor town hall - the first since 2021 - uniting investors and market specialists. The government is intensifying efforts to restore faith in Ghana's economy and debt market - but what challenges remain?
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