{
  "id": 15716121,
  "title": "IMF Projects Ghana’S GDP To Hit $128Bn …Up From $114.21bn Recorded In 2025; Set To Take Over From Ethiopia As 8th Largest Economy In Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/imf-projects-ghanas-gdp-to-hit-128bn-up-from-114-21bn-recorded-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:39:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/imf-projects-ghanas-gdp-to-hit-128bn-up-from-114-21bn-recorded-in-2025-set-to-take-over-from-ethiopia-as-8th-largest-economy-in-africa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghana is projected to become Africa’s eighth-largest economy in 2026, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$128.64 billion, according to rankings based on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) October 2026 World Economic Outlook. The projection places Ghana ahead of Ethiopia, whose economy is estimated at US$127.15 billion, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR […] The post IMF Projects…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}