Ghana’s reserve buffer shrinks to 4.2 months as BoG flags fresh external risks

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Ghana’s gross international reserves have fallen to about US$11.1 billion at the end of August 2026, reducing the country’s foreign-exchange buffer to 4.2 months of import cover and prompting the Bank of Ghana to flag renewed risks to the external position.

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