Ghana-Press-Review June 01, 2021 to 10:43 105 APA – Accra (Ghana) The report that the Bank of Ghana has slashed its benchmark rate, the policy rate by 100 basis points, signalling a return to monetary easing after a year of tightening and the assurance by the European Union not to place a ban on the purchase of cocoa from Ghana because of child labour claims are some of the leading stories in the Ghanaian press on Tuesday. The Graphic reports that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has slashed its benchmark rate, the policy rate by 100 basis points (bps), signalling a return to monetary easing after a year of tightening.