Assessing the Impact of Interest Rate on Foreign Exchange Rate in Ghana

Dickson Akoto

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Assessing the Impact of Interest Rate on Foreign Exchange Rate in Ghana

Dickson Akoto

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Received: 7 September 2020 Accepted: 23 October 2020 Published: 19 November 2020

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Foreign exchange rates determine the strength of a nation’s currency against other nation’s currency. Determination of foreign exchange rates in Ghana is therefore, of immense importance since the livelihood of many people in the country is tied to the performance of the local currency against the foreign currencies. Data from books and journals were used as the basis for the research; the research result was then compared to the work of earlier writers to ascertain the conformity or otherwise of the Ghanaian situation. The research involved comparing the percentage changes in interest rates of commercial banks in Ghana to the percentage changes in exchange rates for the period 2008 to 2018 to ascertain the relationship between the two variables. Quantitative research design was used for the work. The researcher determined the mean and standard deviation of the distribution and computed the coefficient of correlation for the variables and in addition the regression analysis. The coefficient of correlation was -0.5 and the gradient of the regression line was also -.05. The research showed that interest rates were strongly negatively related to the exchange rates in Ghana for the period 2008 to 2018. This explained why exchange rates in Ghana kept falling while interest rates rose continuously which is contrary to postulates that indicate, a rise in interest rates results in rise in exchange rates. The researcher noted that the great disparity between the lending rate and deposit rate in Ghana is a contributing factor to this anomaly.

Published in	International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management (Volume 5, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijafrm.20200504.12
Page(s)	184-190
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Foreign Exchange Rate, Interest Rate, Purchasing Power Parity, Cost of Capital

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Radford Business School, Radford University College, Accra, Ghana

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