The Central Bank of Ghana (BoG) has organized a two-day training workshop for journalists in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions.

The training was held on Thursday October 16 to Friday October 17, 2025 at Eusbett Hotel, Sunyani with the aim to help the media accurately interpret and report on economic issues, monetary policy decisions and their implications.

Speaking during the opening forum, Director of Communications at the BoG, Mr Bernard Otabil noted that the training was to further enhance the skills and knowledge of journalists in reporting on business and financial news, particularly, the work of Central Bank.

“We understand that journalists are only as good as their understanding of the issues that they are reporting on, therefore, the central bank has adopted the approach of engaging journalists in a knowledge update session that involves rigorous training and dialogue on financial and economic issues to boost their understanding of the issues they report about the Bank of Ghana and the economy. This is also a proactive step to address misinformation and disinformation, which are threats in today’s digital economy”.

Mr Otabil acknowledged the crucial role of the media in shaping public opinion and understanding of the complex issues involved in monetary policy formulation.

“Your work informs investor decisions, influence market action and ultimately define the future growth path of the country. We must mean well for the country, eschew diabolic interests that would hurt the country and stay on the course of patriotism regardless of the difficulties we face” he stressed.

He said the Central Bank was rolling out few innovations, including regular media engagements, Regional Press Corp, creation of a dedicated WhatsApp Platforms and release of MPC Minutes to further strengthened its work.

Sompaonline.com/Ama Konadu