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Ghana’s inflation rate to remain within target in the short-term – Standard Bank

Osumanu Al-Hassan by Osumanu Al-Hassan
June 21, 2021
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Ghana’s inflation rate to remain within target in the short-term – Standard Bank

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Economists at Standard Bank, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, have said that the rate of inflation is expected to remain within the Central Bank’s target in the short-term.

In its May 2021 Flashnote, the Standard Bank said, “We concur that headline inflation will likely remain within the BOG’s target in the near term; this expectation has consistently informed our easing bias, per the May edition of our African Markets Revealed.

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“The Bank of Ghana’s (BOG) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its May meeting lowered the monetary policy rate (MPR) by 100bps, to 13.5%, citing the near-term risks to the inflation outlook as being muted.

“Indeed, headline inflation declined to 8.5% year-on-year in April, from 10.3% year-on-year in March, largely on account of unwinding base effects. Also, food inflation eased considerably, to 6.5% year-on-year in April, from 10.8% year-on-year in March.”

The report further noted that the policy rate reduction is also aimed at reducing the cost of borrowing in the country.

According to the report, “The MPC’s surprise cut is more about timing than about lowering rates. We had penciled in a rate cut for the second half of the year or early 2022 largely due to our inflation expectations. Still, authorities are looking to reduce the cost of borrowing from significantly high annual domestic interest payments; this latest rate cut decision could therefore prove supportive of that despite the high fiscal deficit.”

The Standard Bank Flashnote also said the MPC foresees a boost in economic activity as the country goes into the second half of the year.

The reported noted that: “The MPC foresees a considerable pick-up in economic activity, as evidenced by the latest high-frequency indicators. Broad money supply (M2) grew by 25.8% year-on-year in April, compared to growth of 16.8% year-on-year in the same time last year. However, private sector credit growth has not mirrored that momentum, growing by only 6.9% year-on-year in April, compared to 17.9% year-on-year in April 2020.”

The report concluded that the reduction in the policy rate could potentially lead to some of the highest liquidity yields on the continent.

“Will the latest surprise see another bout of intense selling, such as after the surprise cut in 2019, which may put pressure on the currency? Admittedly, this time too could see some kneejerk reaction – but we still view Ghana as offering some of the highest real yields on the continent and, with global liquidity still ample, foreign portfolio investors may stay put,” the report said.

Source: 3news.com

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