Ghana Set for Third Big Rate Cut as Inflation Slows

WATCH: Ghana’s central bank will likely deliver a third consecutive big interest-rate cut while Nigeria stayed on hold yesterday. Ondiro Oganga reports.Source: Bloomberg

Ghana’s central bank will likely deliver a third consecutive big interest-rate cut as inflation is projected to fall below the lower end of its target range by year-end.

Governor Johnson Asiama will probably reduce the benchmark rate by 350 basis points to 18%, when he announces the monetary policy committee’s decision on Wednesday, according to majority of economists polled by Bloomberg.