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Ghana: 10 things that will shape the economic and political path in 2023

By Kent Mensah

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Posted on January 17, 2023 13:20

 © Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, US December 14, 2022. REUTERS
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, US December 14, 2022. REUTERS

Once touted as investor favourite, Ghana is struggling to remain an attractive market as it battles its worst economic crisis in decades.

With inflation hitting 54.1% in December, the highest in 21 years, the major cocoa and gold exporter needs to take drastic economic and political decisions aimed at rebooting the economy.

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