Officials in Ghana said Thursday that the $3 billion bailout program newly approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would help reset the economy and ease the hardship on millions of citizens amid the country's economic crisis. The credit facility is “a crucial first step on the journey of strong reforms (and) inclusive growth,” Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s minister of finance, told an online briefing. Stephane Roudet, IMF’s mission chief to Ghana, said the government's economic programs together with the debt restructuring will help “pave the way for a brighter future for all Ghanaians.”
