Ghana has increased its interest rates by 1 percentage points, from 16% to an annual rate of 17%.
The key rates a tool used by Central Banks to implement monetary policy.
An increase in interest rates is used to slow down inflation and protect the currency.
This change is the first to have taken place since on March23th 2018, when the Central Bank lowered interest rates by 4 percentage points to 16%.
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