Ghana’s fragile gains and the gathering global storm: A call for collective effort

President John Dramani Mahama last Friday delivered a calm but confidence-boosting assessment of Ghana’s current economic trajectory in the second State of the Nation Address of his second term. After years of hardship marked by high inflation, a weakening cedi, debt restructuring and sluggish business activity, President Mahama’s remarks echoed what many households and firms are beginning to feel on the ground and in their pockets — easing pressure.