{"id":17465,"date":"2026-07-24T13:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/?p=17465"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:56:50","slug":"mid-year-review-investors-need-clarity-on-post-imf-strategy-prof-bokpin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/mid-year-review-investors-need-clarity-on-post-imf-strategy-prof-bokpin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Year Review: Investors need clarity on post-IMF strategy \u2014 Prof. Bokpin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Economist <strong>Prof. Godfred Bokpin<\/strong> has called on the government to use the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to provide investors and the private sector with a clear roadmap for Ghana\u2019s economic direction beyond the country\u2019s IMF-supported programme. He stressed that maintaining investor confidence will require greater clarity on how government intends to sustain recent macroeconomic gains while advancing the structural reforms needed to strengthen the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call comes at an important point in Ghana\u2019s economic recovery, as the country seeks to consolidate progress made under the IMF programme and establish a sustainable path for growth. A clearly defined post-IMF strategy would help provide businesses and investors with greater certainty about the policy environment, fiscal direction and broader economic outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the private sector, policy predictability remains critical for investment and long-term business planning. A credible roadmap that builds on current stability while addressing underlying structural challenges could help strengthen confidence, encourage investment and support sustainable economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof. Bokpin\u2019s call therefore places the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in a broader context: beyond assessing economic performance in the first half of the year, the review presents an opportunity for government to communicate how it intends to preserve the gains achieved so far and ensure that Ghana&#8217;s economic recovery remains durable after the IMF programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Business &amp; Financial Times (B&amp;FT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read the full article here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thebftonline.com\/article\/mid-year-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mid-Year Review: Investors need clarity on post-IMF strategy \u2014 Prof. Bokpin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economist Prof. Godfred Bokpin has urged the government to use the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to provide investors and the private sector with a clear roadmap for Ghana\u2019s economic direction beyond the IMF-supported programme. He emphasised that greater policy clarity and predictability will be critical to sustaining investor confidence, encouraging investment and securing durable economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":17466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-articles"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14083,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/prof-bokpin-warns-2026-budget-lacks-clear-imf-exit-plan\/","url_meta":{"origin":17465,"position":0},"title":"Prof. Bokpin warns 2026 budget lacks clear IMF exit plan\u00a0","author":"Michael Teye","date":"November 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, has issued a caution regarding the sustainability of fiscal reforms, stating that the 2026 National Budget fails to articulate a clear strategy for maintaining discipline once the country exits the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme in the middle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News Articles","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/category\/news-articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BOG.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BOG.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BOG.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BOG.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BOG.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15983,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/imf-backs-post-bailout-framework-as-govt-pursues-fiscal-credibility\/","url_meta":{"origin":17465,"position":1},"title":"IMF backs post-bailout framework, as gov\u2019t pursues fiscal credibility","author":"Grace Agorigo","date":"May 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The government has secured International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff-level backing for a new three-year Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI), marking the country\u2019s transition from crisis-era financing under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) toward a reform-focused framework aimed at preserving macroeconomic stability and restoring long-term investor confidence. 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