Ghana has secured a $500-million dollar freeze in debt and interest repayment for the rest of this year from the World Bank, President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced.
This forms part of a Pan-African effort to bring debt relief to Africa due to the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the President said.
Addressing the nation on Sunday, 19th April, 2020, the President stated that, “The Minister for Finance, together with his counterpart in South Africa, as co-Chairs of the Committee of African Finance Ministers, have been leading a Pan-African effort to bring debt relief to the continent in these difficult times.”
“Last Friday, they achieved a nine-month debt standstill from the World Bank for all qualifying members of the International Development Association (IDA), starting from 1st May, 2020, totalling some forty-four billion United States dollars ($44 billion) for the countries of Africa,” he added.
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