IMF Aims for Ghana Debt Deal With China, Others in 2 Months to Unlock Aid

IMF hopes Ghana reaches debt resolution with bilateral creditors in 6-8 weeks to enable second disbursement of $3 billion rescue loan

Agreement involves restructuring $5.4 billion debt owed to China and Paris Club creditors

Ghana facing economic challenges and aiming to restructure $20 billion of $30 billion external debt

Ghana criticizes delays in Common Framework debt restructuring process, blames China

IMF says there's been "learning on the Chinese side" as new creditors, hopes for faster responses from official creditors going forward