{"id":103307,"date":"2025-11-14T13:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103307"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:59:12","slug":"with-billions-spent-on-forex-interventions-the-cedi-should-be-gh%e2%82%b58-to-the-dollar-minority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103307","title":{"rendered":"With billions spent on forex interventions, the Cedi should be GH\u20b58 to the dollar \u2013 Minority"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government\u2019s management of the cedi, arguing that despite billions of dollars spent on foreign exchange interventions, the currency remains weak.<\/p>\n

Addressing the press on Friday, November 14, former Finance Minister Amin Adam said, \u201cWith the significant billions of dollars of interventions, we expected the rate to be at GH\u20b58 to a dollar. The market\u2019s muted response reveals a sophisticated understanding that currency strength cannot be purchased; it must be earned through sound economic fundamentals.\u201d<\/p>\n

He accused the government of relying on short-term market support rather than tackling underlying structural issues.<\/p>\n

Dr Adam contrasted the current approach with the IMF-guided programme under the NPP administration, noting that foreign exchange interventions were strictly controlled.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the NPP administration, the IMF restricted the Bank of Ghana from intervening heavily in the forex market. The intervention budget was fixed at US$80 million per month, despite international reserves exceeding the IMF target. By the end of 2024, reserves stood at almost US$9 billion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He argued that the cedi\u2019s recent gains stem from reserves inherited by the current administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new Bank of Ghana management and the government began injecting massive sums of forex into the market from reserves they inherited. The performance of the cedi is therefore not by any magic or policy intervention; it is due to the hard work under the NPP administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Minority, the Bank of Ghana has injected roughly US$8 billion into the market since January, reducing the exchange rate from about GH\u20b514 per dollar on January 6, 2025, to nearly GH\u20b511.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite these burdensome interventions, the gains remain disappointingly modest and fundamentally unsustainable,\u201d Dr Adam added.<\/p>\n

He also criticised what he called \u201cpropaganda management\u201d of the economy, questioning the government\u2019s use of the November 2024 exchange rate as a benchmark.
\u201cMerely repeating an untruth does not make it the truth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Minority warned that aggressive interventions are weakening international reserves while key problems\u2014low productivity, poor export performance, and weak forex inflows\u2014remain unaddressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese resources have been squandered on temporary cosmetic improvements that will inevitably reverse once intervention capacity is exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Adam noted that the Bank of Ghana has now adopted a new IMF-backed intervention framework, acknowledging that the cedi\u2019s gains have been intervention-driven and the previous strategy was \u201cnon-transparent and unsustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

He welcomed the shift, saying the Bank must now intervene \u201cin a measured and transparent manner,\u201d which he described as the responsible path the economy requires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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