Ghana’s long road through debt: From post-independence crises to DDEP
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- Ghana paid GH¢10.82 billion in cash to bondholders under its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme on Aug. 19, 2026.
- The payment brought total DDEP payments since 2025 to GH¢41.36 billion and forms part of a debt story spanning almost seven decades.
Ghana paid GH¢10.82 billion to bondholders under its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme on Aug. 19, 2026, marking the latest chapter in the country’s nearly seven-decade debt history.
The government paid GH¢10,816,840,318.26 entirely in cash and on schedule. The payment raised total DDEP payments since 2025 to GH¢41.36 billion.
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