{"id":11402,"date":"2024-05-31T17:29:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11402"},"modified":"2024-05-31T18:22:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:22:51","slug":"world-bank-approves-250m-credit-facility-for-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11402","title":{"rendered":"World Bank approves $250m credit facility for Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The World Bank on Friday, May 31, approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for a five-year Ghana Financial Stability Project.<\/p>\n

The project will support Ghana\u2019s Financial Sector Strengthening Strategy (FSSS) by contributing to financial stability through the recapitalization of viable Banks and Specialized Deposit-taking Institutions (SDIs) impacted by Ghana\u2019s Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP).<\/p>\n

The financial system is critical to the functioning of the Ghanaian economy, providing critical services to households, firms, and government, and supporting economic growth. To address the severe impact of the DDEP on financial institutions, the Government established the Ghana Financial Sector Stability Fund (GFSF) to provide solvency support to banks, pension funds, insurance companies fund managers and collective investment schemes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project will contribute to Ghana\u2019s financial stability, by providing solvency support to banks and SDIs impacted by the DDEP through the GFSF,\u201d said Robert R. Taliercio, World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough direct support to banks and SDI, the project will benefit Ghana\u2019s financial sector and the economy by supporting the access of depositors and other financial consumers to savings, payments, and other core financial services provided by adequately capitalized banks and SDIs.\u201c<\/p>\n

The Ghana Financial Stability project is expected to immediately benefit eligible undercapitalized but viable banks and SDIs and become accessible to other banks and SDIs that may need support in the future due to potential new losses and provide a backstop against unexpected losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe World Bank Group\u2019s support aims to help address short-term shocks to improve prospects for long-term sustainable development and long-term resilience against future shocks. The project promotes financial stability, a key requirement to protect people and preserve jobs,\u201d said Carlos Leonardo Vicente, Senior Financial Specialist and Team Lead.<\/p>\n

The project complements the World Bank\u2019s Development Programme Financing series and the IMF-Extended Credit Facility, which support reforms to improve the macroeconomic environment and enable financial institutions to operate profitably and generate internal capital.<\/p>\n

It also complements other World Bank funded projects aimed at economic recovery and job creation in Ghana, such as the Ghana Development Financing Project which supported the establishment of the Development Bank of Ghana and provides long-term financing to small and medium enterprises and small corporates.<\/p>\n

The World Bank\u2019s International Development Association (IDA), established in 1960, helps the world\u2019s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest credits for projects and programs that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world\u2019s 74 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa. Resources from IDA bring positive change to the 1.3 billion people who live in IDA countries.<\/p>\n

Since 1960, IDA has provided $458 billion to 114 countries. Annual commitments have averaged about $29 billion over the last three years (FY19-FY21), with about 70 percent going to Africa.<\/p>\n

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