BoG: We only financed Government in 2020 and 2022

The Bank of Ghana has debunked claims that it has financed the Government to the tune of GHS80 billion.
It said the BoG did not provide Credit to the Government from 2017 to 2019.
The Bank said it was only in 2020 that it issued the GHS10 billion covid-19 bond to the government, while also issuing another GHS37.9 billion in 2022.
It said the Bank only supported the Covid-19 Pandemic Bond in 2020 and also supported the Government to pay salaries and settle government debt maturities as capital market shut down access to Ghana in 2022.
The BoG explained that its decision to take a 50 per cent haircut on government’s debt saved the economy from collapse and sent a positive signal to external partners.
It incurred a loss of GHS55.12 billion in equity in 2022, largely as a result of the government’s Domestic Exchange Programme (DDEP) after its non-marketable holdings of government of Ghana instruments, including long-term stocks, a COVID-19 Bond and overdraft, which were subjected to a 50 per cent haircut.
Also, the Bank’s other claims (holdings of marketable instruments) were exchanged under similar terms as other financial institutions under the DDEP, leading to an impairment of GHS48.40 billion in 2022.
The Central Bank assured the public that it remained financially stable and was adhering to high standards of management and transparency.

sOURCE:Ghana News Agency