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The Central Bank Insolvency Paradox: How Ghana's GH¢96.28 Billion Negative Equity Coexists with Disinflation Success
African Economy Intelligence Brief
Inaugural Edition

The Central Bank
Insolvency Paradox

  • GH¢96.28 billion in negative equity at the Bank of Ghana and why it does not signal operational failure
  • The sterilisation mechanism: GH¢16.73 billion in OMO costs as the structural price of macroeconomic stability
  • The OCI valuation paradox, how the cedi's 40.7% appreciation generated an accounting loss
  • The 2026–2032 recapitalisation MOU and the fiscal-monetary cliff it creates
  • IMF transition from ECF to PCI: implications for Ghana's sovereign risk profile
  • Stress-test scenarios and implications for institutional investors and analysts
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Intelligence Brief · Inaugural · June 2026
The Central Bank
Insolvency Paradox
How Ghana's GH¢96.28 Billion Negative Equity
Coexists with Disinflation Success
GH¢96.28Bn
Negative Equity
3.4%
Headline Inflation
40.7%
Cedi Appreciation
US$13.8Bn
Int'l Reserves
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