Ghana’s economic diplomacy: how three presidents with different ideologies dealt with the IMF and World Bank

By Emmanuel Kwaku Siaw, Lecturer in International Relations, Swansea University

Since independence in 1956, Ghana’s leaders have followed a variety of global ideologies, from centre-right to socialist. But the country has also blended these with local priorities, like anti-colonialism and economic independence, while balancing the pressures from the IMF and World Bank.

As a foreign policy researcher, I recently wrote a paper examining Ghana’s approach to the International Monetary…

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