In closing, Fellow Alumni, let me leave you with some food for  thought. First, after almost four years of prudent management of Ghanaian economy, the Covid-19 external shock has partly reversed the progress made on the macroeconomic stability front.
Given these considerations, there are ways in which IF can benefit and enrich the process of financial globalization so as to mitigate or reduce its negative consequences. For instance, •  IF’s potential to promote different types of risk-sharing methods, supported by emphasis on equity and asset backed financing, can help promote risk diversification and mitigation.