{"id":56409,"date":"2022-11-28T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T09:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=56409"},"modified":"2022-11-28T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T09:15:06","slug":"ghana-would-and-should-accumulate-more-dollars-as-international-reserves-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=56409","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Ghana would and should accumulate more dollars as international reserves \u2013 Bawumia<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that some analysts and commentators have misinterpreted Ghana\u2019s stated policy of using gold reserves to pay for oil as an attempt by Ghana to move away from the US dollar for international transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the 2022 AGI Awards in Accra, Dr Bawumia noted that on the contrary, Ghana\u2019s gold for oil programme will give Ghana the space to accumulate more international reserves as the country will save the $3 billion it spends on oil imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further stated that the use of gold was specifically for oil imports in the face of declining foreign exchange reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately some people have misinterpreted this as Ghana being against the use of the US dollar in international transactions. Far from it. We want to accumulate more US dollar reserves in the future\u201d, the Vice President noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Bawumia noted that a major source of cedi depreciation has been the demand for forex to finance our import of oil products and to address this challenge, Government, he said, is negotiating a new policy regime where sustainably mined gold will be used to buy oil products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dIf we implement the gold for oil policy as it as envisioned, it will fundamentally change our balance of payments and significantly reduce the persistent depreciation of our currency with its associated increases in fuel, electricity, water, transport and food prices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, he noted, is because the exchange rate (spot or forward) will no longer directly enter the formula for the determination of fuel or utility prices since all the domestic sellers of fuel will no longer need foreign exchange to import oil products,\u201d Dr. Bawumia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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