More Tough Times Ahead for Ghana Cedi as Debt Workout Drags

  • Political risk ahead of December elections also weigh on unit
  • Ghana rebuilding foreign exchange reserves amid a debt crisis

Ghana cedi banknotes.

Photographer: Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg
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The worst may not be over for Ghana’s cedi, Africa’s third-worst performing currency this year.

Analysts said the unit, which has already lost more than 7% against the dollar, could continue to weaken despite the International Monetary Fund’s $3 billion bailout following the country’s 2022 default.