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Ghana\u2019s public debt stock increased by about GHC 2.1 billion from June to August this year.<\/p>\n

This measures about 3 percent increase in the debt level from GHC 63.6 billion to GHC 65.7 billion.\u00a0This was revealed by the Bank of Ghana on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of the ratio of the debt to GDP, debt rose to 57.3% at the end of August from an initial 55.4% reported at the end of June.<\/p>\n

The debt stock level increased by about GHC 13.8 billion in the first eight months of the year representing a 26.5% increase.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, government again missed its revenue target but managed to cut down on expenditure.<\/p>\n

Revenue and grants from the beginning of the year to September hit GHC 17.7b illion against a target of GHC 18.4 billion while expenditure was\u00a0at 24.4billion cedis against a target of GHC 25.8 billion.<\/p>\n

Provisional estimates shows the budget deficit from the beginning of the year to August stood at 6.9percent of GDP against a target of\u00a06.4percent.<\/p>\n

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By: Anim Kwaku Boadu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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