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Oct
Economist Professor Lord Mensah has advised government to be measured in its expectations of signing a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the 2023 budget presentation. According to him, the IMF would rather look at the 2023 budget, which will be presented in November 2022 to finalise a programme with Ghana. He urged government to rather focus on using the budget to rebuild investor confidence on toning down on borrowing, while sending signals of debt restructuring to the IMF. This, Professor Mensah argued will give government some space to negotiate with the IMF from a strong position. “I…