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Price Ghana risk from the primary record.

Know what moved Ghana's rates, the cedi and the sovereign story before your committee asks. Anansi brings policy rates, T-bill auctions, GSE prices, ratings, central bank reports, IMF reviews and the national press into one answer, with its sources cited.

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Question

Where does Ghana stand after the debt restructuring, and what should a bond investor watch next?

Debt distress risk
Moderate
IMF · 2026
IMF arrangement
PCI
36 months

The IMF's 2026 Article IV assessment rates Ghana's risk of debt distress as moderate 1. Ghana has moved from IMF financing to a 36-month Policy Coordination Instrument, which monitors policy without new lending 2.

The IMF's debt analysis names commodity prices, the exchange rate and the primary balance among the variables that matter most for sustainability 1. Those are the series to watch: the cedi against the dollar 3 and the fiscal position reported in the Mid-Year Review 4.

  1. 1DocIMF · Ghana: 2026 Article IV Consultation, Country Report 26/212 · 2026
  2. 2DocBank of Ghana · Keynote address by the Governor, p. 3 · 27 Aug 2026
  3. 3DataExchange-rate feed · USD/GHS, daily
  4. 4DocMinistry of Finance · 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review · 2026
Illustrative answer showing the format. Figures as published in the cited sources; not investment advice.
Who it is for

For teams pricing Ghana risk.

  • Fund and portfolio managers

    Follow the policy rate, T-bill yields, the cedi and GSE prices, and read what moved them.

  • Fixed-income investors

    Track the post-restructuring story through IMF reviews, budget statements and rating actions.

  • Bank credit and treasury teams

    Bring Bank of Ghana data, interbank and lending rates and regulatory change into credit papers.

  • DFIs and impact investors

    Brief investment committees on macro and policy risk with citations reviewers can check.

  • Fintech and market-entry teams

    Read the statutes and central bank publications that govern banking, payments and foreign exchange.

The questions

What finance teams ask us.

Questions from fund, bank and fintech teams working on Ghana. Anansi answers each from the data and documents behind it.

Rates and the cedi

  • How have 91, 182 and 364-day T-bill rates moved since the last MPC decision?
  • How has the cedi moved against the dollar, euro and pound this year, and what drove the big moves?
  • What risks did the Bank of Ghana flag in its latest Monetary Policy Report?

Sovereign and banks

  • What did the latest IMF review say about debt sustainability and the reform programme?
  • How exposed are Ghanaian banks to government debt, and is asset quality improving?
  • How have Ghana's sovereign ratings moved since the 2022 default?

Equities and capital markets

  • Which GSE stocks moved most this quarter, and what news was behind the move?
  • How have funds under management and market capitalisation grown in SEC Ghana's figures?
  • What did SEC Ghana's latest Financial Stability Review say about market risks?

Entry and structuring

  • What does the Payment Systems and Services Act require of a foreign-owned payments business?
  • What does the Foreign Exchange Act say about transferring dividends and profits abroad?
  • Which of this year's rule changes affect a foreign fund investing in Ghana, and when do they take effect?
  • What happens to a dollar IRR on a cedi-earning asset if the cedi falls 10%, 20% or 30%?
  • How do Ghana's growth, inflation and debt compare with Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal?
Coverage

What Anansi reads.

What Anansi reads for finance and investment questions today, and what is still in development.

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  • Bank of Ghana data

    Policy rate, inflation, money supply, reserves, interbank and average lending rates

    Live
  • T-bill auctions

    91, 182 and 364-day auction results

    Live
  • Exchange rates

    Daily cedi rates against the dollar, pound and euro, plus Bank of Ghana interbank rates from its monthly and quarterly releases

    Live
  • Ghana Stock Exchange

    Prices and listings for every trading day

    Live
  • Bank of Ghana publications

    Monetary Policy Reports and MPC statements, speeches and Banking Sector Reports

    Live
  • SEC Ghana

    Annual reports, newsletters and the Financial Stability Review since 2015, plus market statistics

    Live
  • Sovereign credit ratings

    Ghana's ratings and rating actions, with history

    Live
  • IMF and World Bank

    Article IV reports, growth and inflation forecasts, and peer-country data across Africa

    Live
  • Financial statutes

    Bank of Ghana Act, Banks and SDI Act, Payment Systems and Services Act, Foreign Exchange Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, National Pensions Act

    Live
  • Budget statements

    2025 and 2026 budgets and the 2026 Mid-Year Review

    Live
  • Regulatory change tracker

    Ghana's 2026 law and policy changes for finance, including SEC Ghana's rules for foreign funds and the Bank of Ghana's microfinance framework, each with its stage, key dates and sources

    Live
  • Bank-level ratings and financials

    Ratings for individual banks and their published accounts

    In development
  • Bond yield curve

    Government bond yields beyond the T-bill tenors

    In development
Where Anansi fits

Alongside your terminal, not instead of it.

A terminal tells you what the price is. The reason usually sits in a central bank report, a regulator's publication or a local news story.

  • Local depth

    Anansi reads the Bank of Ghana, SEC Ghana, IMF and budget documents page by page, and links market moves to the Ghanaian reporting around them.

  • Figures with their dates

    Cited numbers carry their publisher and date, so they can go into a credit paper or investment memo with the source attached.

  • Built for the committee

    Answers include tables and charts, any answer can be saved, and any table downloads as CSV with its sources listed. Market and economic series download as CSV for your own models.

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