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cedi

American  
[say-dee] / ˈseɪ di /

noun

  • cedi,
    plural
  • cedis
    plural
  1. a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.


cedi British  
/ ˈseɪdɪ /

noun

  1. the standard monetary unit of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas

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Electricity was restored later in the day after parliament paid 13m cedi and made a pledge to settle the remaining debt within a week, Mr Boateng added.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024

The country's currency has been losing value rapidly in recent months, with those in charge of the troubled economy blaming dollar hoarders for the woes of the cedi.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2023

“It should ... reinforce expectations that Ghana is on its way to an IMF staff-level agreement. We expect the Ghana cedi to benefit as a result,” said Razia Khan, Chief Africa Economist at Standard Chartered.

From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2022

To illustrate this, consider the price of a barrel of oil in dollars versus the Ghanaian cedi.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

On the minus side, public sector wage   increases and regional peacekeeping commitments have led to   continued inflationary deficit financing, depreciation of the cedi,   and rising public discontent with Ghana's austerity measures.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Before interest, he said, the back payments add up to 50 billion cedis, roughly $4.4 billion.

From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

However, after the government increased taxes on sanitary products, a packet of pads now costs 20 cedis, pushing them out of her reach.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023

That means for every 80 cedis they earn, they have to spend 11 cedis on pads alone.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023

But newspaper reports on the $1 million, 300,000 euros and millions of local cedis allegedly stolen from Dapaah's home sparked outrage against the minister on social media and calls for her resignation.

From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2023

They earn about four cedis for every 100 cedis of credit sold.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2013

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