Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam writes: Ghana’s 2026 domestic debt financing
Ghana’s recent public debt situation appears to have improved, but the central policy question is whether the debt position and financing system have become durable, transparent, and market based. The recovery has benefited from debt-service relief under the DDEP, external restructuring, IMF programme discipline, expenditure compression, favourable gold prices, and domestic policy measures. These…
Recent public debt analysis suggests Ghana's recent financial improvement, though the long-term sustainability of the debt position and financing system remains uncertain. The debt relief under the Debt Debt Extension Program (DDEP) and other factors have provided temporary respite, but the government must determine if these measures will result in a durable, transparent, and market-based financing system.
While debt relief has eased immediate pressure, it does not eliminate the risk of refinancing. The critical question is whether the government can meet its financial obligations, fund budget deficits, and extend maturities without accumulating arrears, suppressing investor returns, resorting to opaque placements, or weakening the domestic yield curve.
The DDEP has also led to the use of a broader range of debt management tools outside regular competitive auctions, such as bond reopenings, possible bond placements, non-cash issuance, payment-in-kind coupons, Sinking Fund prefunding, and a planned liability-management programme.
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