A Changing Cedi: Different Effects on Importers, Exporters and Domestic Producers

Examines how exchange-rate changes reach business costs, margins, competition and currency liabilities. Historical evidence and six explicitly assumed enterprise profiles translate currency exposure into practical cash-flow and decision questions.

128 pages · 2.36 MB · English

About this report

Author: Dr. Felix Larry Essilfie
Publisher: Institute of Development and Economic Research (IDER)
Publication date: September 2026
Evidence cut-off: 2026-09-23
Reference period: Exchange-rate history: January 2019–August 2026. Fuel extension: April 2019–April 2023.
Series: IDER’s Ghana Macroeconomic Policy and Business Intelligence Briefings

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Historical associations and conditional enterprise scenarios do not establish national causal effects. The report does not estimate a representative national business loss.

The report’s original source definitions, assumptions and limitations govern its interpretation. References to other institutions do not imply their endorsement.

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