MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Q3, 2025 Real GDP Growth 5.5%
Average Real GDP Growth for 2025 6.0%
2026 Projected Real GDP Growth 4.8%
BoG Policy Rate 18.0%
Weekly Interbank Interest Rate 16.23%
Inflation for November 2025 6.3%
End Period Inflation Target – 2025 8.0%
Budget Surplus (% GDP) – Oct, 2025 2.2%
2026 Budget Surplus Target (%GDP) 1.5%
Public Debt (billion GH¢) – Oct, 2025 630.2
Debt to GDP Ratio – Oct, 2025 45.0%
STOCK MARKET REVIEW
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) sustained its month-long rally, closing the week on a positive note as BOPP, CAL Bank, and New Gold led the market’s gainers and underpinned overall market performance.
The GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) rose by 56.55 points (+0.15%) for the week to close at 8,679.19 points, reflecting a year-to-date (YTD) gain of 77.54%.
The GSE Financial Index (GSE-FI) also grew by 56.39 points (+0.71%) for the week to close at 4,544.24 points, reflecting a year-to-date (YTD) gain of 90.87%.
Market capitalization grew marginally by 1.22% to close the week at GH¢168,501.98 million, from GH¢166,476.01 million at the close of the previous week. This reflects a YTD gain of 51.32%.
The week recorded a total of 26,553,452 shares, valued at GH¢46,742,413.10, compared with 7,639,440 shares valued at GH¢8,377,808.23 that were traded in the preceding week.
CAL dominated the volume of trades, while MTNGH dominated the value of trades for the week, accounting for 67.35% and 69.35% of the volume and value of shares traded, respectively.
The market closed the week with 3 growers and 4 decliners as indicated below:
Price Movers for the Week
Equity Opening Price Closing Price Gain/Loss (%)
BOPP 45.70 51.00 ?11.60%
GLD 449.35 492.31 ?9.56%
CAL 0.43 0.47 ?9.30%
EGH 24.02 25.00 ?4.08%
GCB 19.10 19.51 ?2.15%
GOIL 2.85 2.88 ?1.05%
SCB 29.13 29.16 ?0.10%
ETI 0.80 0.79 ?1.25%
SOGEGH 4.50 4.49 ?0.22%
TOTAL 40.37 40.36 ?0.02%
Source: Ghana Stock Exchange






CURRENCY MARKET
The Cedi depreciated against the USD for the week. It traded at GH¢11.4900/$, compared with GH¢11.4100/$ at week open, reflecting w/w loss and YTD appreciation of 0.70% and 27.94% respectively. This compares with a depreciation of 19.40% a year ago.
The Cedi also slid marginally against the GBP for the week. It traded at GH¢15.3449/£, compared with GH¢15.2580/£ at week open, reflecting w/w loss and YTD gain of 0.57% and 19.91% respectively. This compares with a depreciation of 18.71% a year ago.
The Cedi retreated against the Euro for the week. It traded at GH¢13.4877/€, compared with GH¢13.3188/€ at week open, reflecting w/w loss and YTD appreciation of 1.25% and 12.80% respectively. This compares with a depreciation of 15.19% a year ago.
The Cedi also lost ground against the Canadian Dollar for the week. It opened at GH¢8.1909/C$ and closed at GH¢8.3337/C$, reflecting w/w decline and YTD gain of 1.71% and 22.52% respectively. This compares with a depreciation of 12.99% a year ago.
Weekly Interbank Foreign Exchange Rates
Currency Pair Year Open Week Open Week Close Change% YTD %
01-01-25 08-12-25 12-12-25
USD/GHS 14.7001 11.4100 11.4900 ?0.70 ?27.94
GBP/GHS 18.4008 15.2580 15.3449 ?0.57 ?19.91
EUR/GHS 15.2141 13.3188 13.4877 ?1.25 ?12.80
CAD/GHS 10.2107 8.1909 8.3337 ?1.71 ?22.52
Source: Bank of Ghana

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET
The government raised a sum of GH¢8,513.68 million for the week across the 91-Day, 182-Day, and 364-Day Treasury Bills. This compares with GH¢6,955.73 million raised in the previous week.
The 91-Day Bill settled at 11.11% p.a. from 11.08% p.a. last week, whilst the 182-Day Bill settled at 12.54% p.a. from 12.55% p.a. last week. The 364-Day Bill settled at 12.97% p.a. from 12.70% p.a. last week.
The tables below highlight primary market activity at the close of the week.
Security Year Open Previous Yield % Current Yield % WoW Chg (%) YTD Chg (%)
01-01-25 08-12-25 10-12-25
91 Day TB 28.04 11.08 11.11 ?0.25 ?60.37
182 Day TB 28.68 12.55 12.54 ?0.08 ?56.27
364 Day TB 30.07 12.70 12.97 ?2.12 ?56.87
Source: Bank of Ghana
The Ghana Market Summary
Current Previous Change
Bid (GH¢' M) 8,513.68 6,955.73 ?22.40%
Issuance (GH¢' M) 9,284.93 8,019.32 ?15.78%
Target (GH¢' M) 6,946 5,805 ?19.66%
Maturity (GH¢' M) 6,758.52 5,648.95 ?19.64%
Target coverage ratio 1.34 1.38 na
Maturity coverage ratio 1.37 1.42 na
Bid / Cover ratio 0.92 0.87 na
Source: Bank of Ghana
Weekly BOG Gold Coin Prices
BOG Gold Coins Year Open Week Open Week Close Change% YTD %
01-01-25 08-12-25 12-12-25
1.00 oz 40,169.31 49,532.23 50,189.02
?1.33
?24.94
0.50 oz 20,486.68 25,117.96 25,447.87
?1.31
?24.22
0.25 oz 10,675.23 12,934.05 13,100.72
?1.29
?22.72
COMMODITY MARKET
Oil prices slipped slightly as concerns over a global supply glut and weak demand outlook continued to dominate market sentiment. Brent futures traded at US$61.12 a barrel, compared to US$63.75 at week's open, reflecting w/w and YTD depreciations of 4.13% and 18.11% respectively.
Gold prices rose, extending its rally as weakness in the dollar, following less hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve, buoyed metal markets. Gold settled at US$4,328.30, from US$4,243.00 last week, reflecting w/w and YTD appreciations of 2.01% and 63.89% respectively.
The price of Cocoa advanced for the week. Cocoa traded at US$6,279.00 per tonne on Friday, from US$5,696.00 last week, reflecting w/w gain and YTD loss of 10.24% and 45.61% respectively.
International Commodity Prices
Commodities Year Open Week Open Week Close Chg% YTD %
01-01-25 08-12-25 12-12-25
Brent crude oil (USD/bbl) 74.64 63.75 61.12 ?4.13 ?18.11
Gold (USD/t oz.) 2,641.00 4,243.00 4,328.30 ?2.01 ?63.89
Cocoa (USD/MT) 11,545.00 5,696.00 6,279.00 ?10.24 ?45.61
Source: www.investing.com


INVESTMENT TERM OF THE WEEK
Negative Interest Rate Environment: It exists when the nominal overnight interest rate falls below zero percent for a particular economic zone. This means that banks and other financial institutions would have to pay to keep their excess reserves stored at the central bank rather than receive positive interest income.
Source:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/negative-interest-rate-environment.asp
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