Inflation & Prices

Ghana Inflation at Three-Decade Low Puts Rate Cut on Table

Africa’s top bullion producer has benefited from an improved fiscal outlook and record-high gold prices.Photographer: Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg

Ghana’s annual inflation rate fell to an almost three-decade low, giving the central bank another reason to consider a fifth consecutive cutBloomberg Terminal in borrowing costs.

Consumer prices rose 3.8% in January from 5.4% in the previous month, Government Statistician Alhassan Iddrisu told reporters on Wednesday. Prices rose 0.2% in the month, compared with 0.9% in December.