Government Formulating Programme To Form Basis Of IMF Negotiation

The government is currently developing a programme that will complement the Ghana COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (Ghana CARES) ‘Obaatanpa’ programme, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Presenting the 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Monday (25 July), Ofori-Atta said the programme will be the basis for negotiating a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Mr Speaker we are currently developing an enhanced domestic programme to complement the Ghana CARES Obaatanpaa programme to return us to the party of microeconomic stability, debt sustainability, robust growth and a Ghana Beyond Aid “We expect this programme to be the basis of…