{"id":211758,"date":"2025-10-19T21:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/211758\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T21:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:06:11","slug":"bank-of-ghana-urges-responsible-reporting-as-inflation-hits-four-year-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/211758\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of Ghana urges responsible reporting as inflation hits four-year low"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bernard <\/a>Bernard Otabil is the Director of Communications of the BoG<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s inflation has dropped to a four-year low of 9.4 percent, placing it firmly within the central bank\u2019s target band of 8 plus or minus 2 percent, a milestone the <\/a>Bank of Ghana<\/a> (BoG) says reflects growing stability and investor confidence in the economy.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a media training workshop in Sunyani for journalists from the Bono, Ahafo, and Bono East Regions, the Director of Communications of the BoG, Bernard Otabil, said the achievement underlines the effectiveness of the bank\u2019s monetary policies under the leadership of Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe economic story of Ghana today is interesting reading, – low and stable inflation, interest rates falling, high reserve accumulation, stable currency and strong confidence in the outlook,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Otabil cautioned that the media\u2019s role in shaping public opinion is crucial to sustaining this progress.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut we can undo all these gains as journalists if we set the wrong agenda about what we report on and not consciously promote the positives within the Ghanaian economy,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

He also noted that the <\/a>Bank of Ghana<\/a> has introduced several new measures to strengthen engagements with the media and promote transparency.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, Governor Asiama has introduced the release of the individual submissions of members of the MPC to the public. This is a practice never done in Ghana since the country adopted the inflation-targeting framework in 2007,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Bernard Otabil urged journalists to approach their work with integrity and patriotism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must mean well for the country, eschew diabolical interests that would hurt the country, and stay on the course of patriotism regardless of the difficulties we face,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The event forms part of the bank\u2019s ongoing regional media training programme aimed at enhancing financial literacy and strengthening responsible economic reporting across the country.<\/p>\n

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