{"id":181506,"date":"2025-09-25T20:13:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/181506\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:13:40","slug":"mahama-showcases-ghanas-economic-gains-to-the-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/181506\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama showcases Ghana&#8217;s economic gains to the UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Inflation-Down-Cedi-Up-Mahama-showcases-Ghana-s-economic-gains-to-the-UN-2002312?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/50062790.295.jpg\" alt=\"President John Dramani Mahama speaking at the UN General Assembly\" title=\"President John Dramani Mahama speaking at the UN General Assembly\" width=\"295\" height=\"146\" \/> <\/a>President John Dramani Mahama speaking at the UN General Assembly<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Dramani Mahama<\/a> has said Ghana\u2019s economy is currently rebounding under the government&#8217;s &#8220;Reset Agenda,&#8221; citing major improvements in stabilising the economy and restoring investor confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 80th UN General Assembly on September 25, 2025, President Mahama highlighted a drop in inflation from 23.8% in December 2024 to 11.5% by August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that the cedi has appreciated recently against major global currencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn just eight months, we have achieved a significant reduction in inflation \u2014 from 23.8% in December 2024 to 11.5% in August 2025, restoring price stability for our citizens. Additionally, the Ghana cedi has appreciated considerably against other currencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to financial data firm Bloomberg, the cedi was at one point the best-performing currency in the world this year, an achievement that underscores Ghana\u2019s improved economic fundamentals.<\/p>\n<p>President Mahama further reaffirmed his administration&#8217;s commitment to long-term structural reforms, including the ambitious 24-Hour Economy initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The program, designed to promote round-the-clock productivity across sectors, is expected to generate jobs, boost industrial output, and significantly expand economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur improved sovereign credit rating reflects increasing investor confidence. Our 24-Hour Economy initiative promises to transform our economy. There is a renewed willingness among the people to trust that their elected officials have Ghana\u2019s interests at heart and that we are progressing together,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>SP\/AE<\/p>\n<p>Watch the latest edition of BizTech below:<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President John Dramani Mahama speaking at the UN General Assembly President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana\u2019s economy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101],"class_list":["post-181506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}