{"id":379898,"date":"2025-12-31T14:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/379898\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:22:12","slug":"cedi-likely-to-hit-gh%c2%a25-against-the-dollar-in-2026-under-mahama-nss-director-predicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/379898\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Cedi likely to hit GH\u00a25 against the dollar in 2026 under Mahama&#8217; \u2013 NSS director predicts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Cedi-likely-to-hit-GH-5-against-the-dollar-in-2026-under-Mahama-NSS-director-predicts-2015764?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/14298786.295.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Reagan Fynn is the Ashanti Regional NSS Director\" title=\"Emmanuel Reagan Fynn is the Ashanti Regional NSS Director\" width=\"295\" height=\"178\" \/> <\/a>Emmanuel Reagan Fynn is the Ashanti Regional NSS Director<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Secretariat and Deputy Youth Organiser of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3181\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Democratic Congress<\/a> (NDC), Emmanuel Reagan Fynn, has expressed strong optimism about Ghana\u2019s economic prospects, predicting that the US dollar could fall to as low as GH\u00a25.00 by 2026 under a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Dramani Mahama<\/a>-led administration.<\/p>\n<p>Fynn made the remarks at the NDC Island City Branch end-of-year party held at Island City in Ahenema Kokoben, within the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency of the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the excellent work the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Dramani Mahama<\/a>-led administration is doing, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see the dollar drop to GH\u00a25.00 by 2026,\u201d he told enthusiastic party supporters.<\/p>\n<p>He cited what he described as significant improvements in macroeconomic indicators, attributing recent gains to the NDC\u2019s policy direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, the dollar was trading at 17 cedis, but due to our effective policies, it has now dropped to just over 11 cedis. This improvement has resulted in lower prices of essential commodities such as rice and cooking oil this festive season compared to last year,\u201d Fynn stated.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in his address, he commended party members for their commitment and hard work, which he said contributed to the NDC\u2019s transition from opposition to government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur dedication has yielded results. Moving from opposition into governance is a major milestone in Ghana\u2019s political history, and every party member deserves recognition for their sacrifices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fynn reaffirmed the NDC\u2019s commitment to sustainable economic development, stressing that the party would prioritise long-term job creation over short-term financial handouts. He also criticised previous administrations, accusing them of prioritising personal interests over the welfare of loyal party supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The end-of-year celebration attracted a large crowd of supporters and party officials, including Baah Acheamfour, Deputy Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC. The event featured live music, food, and a strong display of party unity.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers also honoured dedicated party members from various branches, presenting gifts in recognition of their longstanding contributions and sacrifices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Reagan Fynn is the Ashanti Regional NSS Director The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Secretariat&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101],"class_list":{"0":"post-379898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379898","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=379898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}