Investor Presentaiton
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2014 Operating Environment
GLOBAL
ECONOMY
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HY 2014
Global economy continues gradual
recovery currently growing at 2.8% p.a
Gold prices bearish, hovering around
USD 1,300/ounce from USD 1,235 in
June 2013
Cocoa prices improved to about USD
3,000/tonne from USD 2,284 in June
2013
☐ Global oil demand remains weak and
there is ample crude oil supply to meet
demand
HY 2014
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Bank
OUTLOOK
IMF projects 2014 global GDP growth at
3.6% p.a, up from 3% in 2013
Gold prices expected to remain flat
Cocoa prices projected to remain bullish
Outlook for crude prices for rest of 2014
bearish
OUTLOOK
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
27.0% Year-to-30th June 2014 Cedi
depreciation against US$ compared to
6.7% deprecation Year-to-30th June
2013
The central bank has reversed its
ban on commercial banks
importing dollars directly in a bid
to increase the supply of foreign
currency and support the cedi
(29th July, 2014)
HY 2014
POLICY
RATE
Policy rate as at June 2014 was 18%, up
from 16.0% in June 2013
Half-Year 2014 Investor Presentation - August, 2014
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OUTLOOK
Bank of Ghana increases MPR for 2nd
time in 2014 by 100bps to 19% to
contain inflation pressures and realign
interest rates in favour of domestic
assets
MPR is expected to increase in near
term
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