The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana decided to maintain its current tight monetary policy stance, keeping the reverse repo rate at 24% and repo rate at 18%. Ghana's real GDP grew by 7.1% in 2013 and 6.7% in the first quarter of 2014, with services and industry contributing most to GDP. Money supply declined in 2013 due to monetary operations and a weak external sector. Inflation ended 2013 above target at 13.5% despite interest rate increases, while the stock exchange rose 78.8% due to company earnings. The central bank increased its policy rate and minimum capital requirements for new banks to support price stability.