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Has Ghana escaped its debt crisis after $3.7bn repayments? The real test awaits

Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana's Minister of Finance. Photo @Cassiel Ato Forson/Facebook
Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana's Minister of Finance. Photo @Cassiel Ato Forson/Facebook
  • Ghana has paid GH¢41.36bn ($3.7bn) to DDEP bondholders since 2025
  • GH¢111bn maturity wall in 2027-28 poses the bigger test

 

ACCRA, GHANAGhana has paid GH¢10.82bn to domestic bondholders, strengthening its post-default recovery but leaving a much bigger repayment test looming in 2027 and 2028.

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