G4R Programme's 2025 Economic Impact Explained

Ghana’s G4R programme has yielded a significant national economic gain, contrary to reports of a loss. The programme generated over $10.8 billion in foreign exchange from ASM gold exports in 2025, with a cost of $214 million or $300 million.

This cost is relatively low compared to the benefits accrued, including a 40% appreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar, a decline in inflation from 23.8% to 6.3%, and a reduction in the Ghana Reference Rate from 28.31% to 15.9%.

The programme has also saved the state over GHS16 billion in external debt servicing and Independent Power Producer payments, and importers and consumers have saved over GHS60 billion in import prices.

Overall, the G4R programme has had a highly positive impact on the Ghanaian economy, and its net effect is a national economic gain rather than a loss.

The benefits of the programme are a testament to the effectiveness of the government’s economic policies, and it is expected that the programme will continue to yield positive results in the future.

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