{"id":114790,"date":"2026-02-10T11:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=114790"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:49:37","slug":"assessing-the-finance-ministers-priorities-one-year-on-prices-and-the-cedi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=114790","title":{"rendered":"Assessing the finance minister\u2019s priorities one year on: prices and the cedi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During his vetting in January 2025, the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, set out clear benchmarks for how he wanted his tenure to be judged.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cMr Chairman, I want to be remembered as the one who helped to reduce prices, stabilised the currency and created jobs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One year on, it is worth examining the data to assess how much progress has been made on two of those core commitments: reducing prices and stabilising the exchange rate.<\/p>\n

JoyNews\u2019s Evans Mensah analysed the evidence on PM Express. Watch here:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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