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Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Ghana

May 30, 2012 by Kow Essuman, Esq. 0 Comments


Press Release No. 12/197May 29, 2012

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Christina Daseking, visited Accra during May 16-29, 2012, to conduct discussions for the sixth and seventh review under the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility. The mission met with President John Evans Atta Mills, Finance Minister Kwabena Duffuor, Bank of Ghana Governor Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, other senior officials, members of the Economic Advisory Council, and representatives of the private sector and civil society.

At the end of the mission, Ms. Daseking issued the following statement:

“After Ghana’s very successful economic performance in 2011, Read more…

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WE NEED A NEW AGENDA FOR NORTHERN GHANA, SAYS AKUFO-ADDO

May 27, 2012 by Kow Essuman, Esq. 2 Comments


The 2012 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo, says the development of northern Ghana requires a new agenda that will focus primarily on industrialization, agriculture and access to free quality education.

He assured: “this new agenda is all captured in the NPP’s Northern Development Agenda backed by a Northern Development Authority with a seed capital of 1 billion US dollars to help achieve this paradigm.”

Speaking at the Northern Regional youth forum in Tamale Saturday, the NPP leader said the problems of the north require a focused and committed government with the vision and programmes to modernise and commercialise agriculture in the three northern regions, to create
life-enhancing small and medium scale enterprise. This he said will enhance the economic attraction of the north, create a large pool of good jobs with decent pay as well as guarantee food security for the rest of the country and beyond. Read more…

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