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Ghana's economy flying high - Cameron

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  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    We import too much. Set up manufacturing concerns in the country. Mr cameron let Africa Unite and tell your French counter pact our balkanisation is "a pimple on the face of progress" . We need to achieve more as a lot of our ...
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  • abu 10 years ago

    thank you kojo T, that is what we need

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

    Hahahahaha. Do you think these G8 countries will let Ghana and the rest of Africa be free from their political and economic influence? Our people are so poor and can hardly make ends meet, yet they tell us our economy is impr ...
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  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    Tell Africa man anything for him to feel good and he will sing your praises. What economy is Cameron taqlking about? Our economy is in the dumps with more than 50% of the people eating less than three timesw a day as it is no ...
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  • Gye Nyame 10 years ago

    They tell us anything and we nod our heads like lizards. So where are Mahama’s remarks to Cameron or did he just sit there star-struck unable to speak.

  • Agyeman 10 years ago

    Don't display naivete about economic dynamics.Lifting millions outta poverty takes decades of sustained high growth.It has taken China about 30yrs to lift millions out of poverty and that is still only about $10k per capita i ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

    Kai, Chinese are paid lesser than Ghanaians and we even eat better than them except they eat frogs that many Ghanaians will not eat. And they also stink. Hope they are all shipped by cargo ships to their country from Ghana.
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  • ELINAM 10 years ago

    What China was doing 30 years ago, we haven't even fathom it yet.That foundation is not even on paper yet.
    30 years ago, Chinese had their thumb on high technology , built all major roads even though there were not many vehi ...
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  • BRIAN WILLIAMS 10 years ago

    AT THE TIME OF GHANA'S INDEPENDECE, GHANA HAD A PER CAPITA INCOME HIGHER THAN THAT OF PORTUGAL, WHICH WAS THEN CONSIDERED AN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY. WITH ALL THE MINERAL AND HUMAN RESOURECES GHANA CAN BOAST OF, WE CAN'T EVEN ...
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  • SAM 10 years ago

    YOU SIT IN LONDON AND PRAISE GHANA'S ECONOMY? YOU ARE BEING FOOLED BY WHOEVER GAVE YOU THAT STCHUPID INFORMATION. FOR HIS INFORMATION, MAHAMA HAS EMPTIED STATE COFFERS TO IMPOSE HIS PROMISCUOUS SELF ON GHANAIANS AND HAS MADE ...
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  • Kponyo 10 years ago

    Agyeman you are obviously a student or a product of imperialist economics. One can simply not compare socialist economics with capitalist slave-created exploitative economics. Of course you will need to first exorcise your mi ...
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  • Iron 10 years ago

    When did Ashantis learn how to eat 3times a day,my friend? They used to think eating is an taboo, hahahahaaa.

  • ELINAM 10 years ago

    Ghana's structural adjustment plan was touted as the role model for the whole of Africa and claimed Ghana was doing fine in the '80 &90s, but the only institution that did very well was the World bank and the IMF. And still w ...
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  • naa so i see am 10 years ago

    Cameron promised Britain EU membership referendum and 419ed them after the elections. Take no notice of his trash talk of Ghana economy flying. Or is economy flying into more debt. How can an import based economy, debt laden, ...
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  • Naa 10 years ago

    There are 3 years and 6 months until the next election. Which ever party gets us 24 hour electricity or running water will get my vote how about that.

    Both NDC and NPP have had their turns and neither one gave us basic ame ...
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  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    the economy is so good i wish they come and take this wonderful ndc govt to go and rule them there . whenever kwesi broni wants to tap a blackman on the back its only a sure sign that the person is key in selling out his own ...
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  • Baako 10 years ago

    Pepeni will rule you forever because Akas will never rule Ghana again. let tell you, Akans are solely behind Ghana undevelopment. Akans are the criminals, most corrupted people in Ghana. stupid bloody idiot.

  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    we shall always rule , wait and see

  • Kponyo 10 years ago

    This is the most annoying part of it all. Today one can easily make out which African leader is a complete sell-out or failure to its people by the nice remarks and awards that western countries make about, and give to them. ...
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  • Eye opener 10 years ago

    WHAT IS THE MAN TALKING ABOUT? WHAT IS INFLATION RATE?? UNEMPLOYMENT RATE?? GHANA'S ECONOMY IS FLYING HIGH WHERE AND TO WHERE. WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY IS WHAT YOU CALL BOOMING ECONOMY?? GIVE ME A BREAK AND DON"T ...
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  • wasn´t me 10 years ago

    Great job, and good leader, keep it up.

  • Kwaku 10 years ago

    When the Akwapims want to insult you,they start by begging you.If Ghana's economy is growing why are it's people washing plates and cleaning streets in the UK?

  • BENYIWAH DOE (Rat Poison) 10 years ago

    Look at the Gay and the Theif

  • KLOTP 10 years ago

    LOOK AT WHAT CAMROON IS SAYING, AFRICAN LEADERS ARE FOOLS AND ZOOBIS. MAMAHA IS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY-FRIENDLY AFRICAN PRESIDENT SO ITS NO SURPRISE CAMROON WILL SAY THIS! FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY? SCHOOL UNDER TREE! AND N ...
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  • Angel 10 years ago

    Hey! Reserve your comments. This is a personal matter, and it does not matter if a Gay or Lesbian drives ghana to prosperity.Men, wake up!

  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

    The concern citizens of Ghanaians abroad such as America, Canada, London, Germany, Italy, Australia and Holland, is appealing to the highest court of our country to throw the petitioners foolish and diabolical case that is ha ...
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  • Naa 10 years ago

    What???? What are you saying? Where is your point?

  • SKY IS 10 years ago

    THANKS TO K4 ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DISCOVERY OF OIL.

  • Omanbapa Osei Oyeadieyie 10 years ago

    K4 what discovered oil in Ghana?

    Oil discovery was made during the reign of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

    As a matter of fact; when I was in P5 in the 60's I knew of this oil, and rumors had it that because Nigeria was dr ...
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  • HARUUN 10 years ago

    This is a leader,infact you won support from today.But beware of europeans they are the couse of our predicament today ispecialy this ENGLISH, FRENCH AND AMERICA.open your brain.

  • de 10 years ago

    What is British PM saying? Good you didn't say sky-rocketing. Even so of what use is a highly flying economic when gov't has a difficulty paying employees well, when the President says the 'meat' is gone, only the bare bone i ...
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  • Zoobie-Zoobie 10 years ago

    DO you believe what Cameron is saying?

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 10 years ago

    Do believe this guy? Check with the millions who are unemployed or underemployed

  • Tia 10 years ago

    Thanks to Mills/Mahama and Mahama/Ammisah-Arthur.
    It is even going to get better as Mahama is Working For The Nation without fear or favour.

    The economy could have been better than what it is now but for Okoe Vanderpuije

  • gould 10 years ago

    Sure! Ghana's economy is flying high so you move here and let me move to Britain.

    Insensitive western leaders leading Africa into the ditch. Talk to your representatives in Ghana to give you proper information. Ghanai ...
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  • Joe Boateng ---Dabaa . 10 years ago

    If Ghana economy is flying high Mr Prime Minister bring our gold you British people stole from then Gold Coast when we were under your rule.Thank you i hope you take this serious.

  • Santino 10 years ago

    These western leaders take us for granted. They underrate our intelligence tremendously. Or, could be that they are just not abreast of happenings here.

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    See

  • SUMBRUNGU 10 years ago

    Poor Nana Addo. For how long will he continue to endure this humiliation from the international community? Nothing could be more spiteful of Nana Addo than for him to be constrained to watch from his sick bed his nemesis rec ...
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  • Angel 10 years ago

    Sumbrungu has said it all! Nana will collapse on his sick bed. What does that mean? If a sick man collapses on his sick bed, his next destination is the grave!

  • AYITEY 10 years ago

    Please Mr president,if you will, just use this opportunity ti visit that arrogant useless idiot Akufo Addo who is doing everything possible to destroy this country! The hopeless useless old man without a single sense.

  • PigmyNanaAddoDanger 10 years ago

    Nana's visit to the UK is bearing fruit as you can see the British PM is coming to Ghana. Nana is the best president for Ghana since 1957!

  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    Some of us are watching with an eagle's eye. I trust no one. Good relations, fine,but I rest my case.

  • Say the TRUTH 10 years ago

    THE BRITISH HAVE FOUND OUT HOW STUPID WE ARE TO ALLOW FOREIGNERS LIKE THE CHINESE TO COME EASY TO STEAL OUR LAND AND GOLD!!!
    WHY THE ALSO NOT COME WITH PRAISES & SING SONG TO GET THEIR SHARE?????

    BEWARE WHEN THEY START AL ...
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  • ZONGO BOY 10 years ago

    THE EUROPEANS KNOWS HOW TO CONVINCE FOOLS AND GIVE THEM FALSE HOPE, YOU HAVE TO BE SMART TO SEE THRU THAT BUT DOES THIS MAHAMA HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO SEE THRU THIS, IS HE SMART ENOUGH TO SEE THRU THIS, I DON'T THINK SO. HE WILL ...
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  • Zoobie-Zoobie 10 years ago

    ask the millions unemployed and under employed whether the economy is flying high or low.

  • Zangina 10 years ago

    May be the President should take this opportunity to tell Mr Cameron the real truth. Your people are dying slowly and you are quite relieved to be away from all the hardship at home.

  • Tamakloe 10 years ago

    Foolish Cameron. Only fools believe the economy is booming.
    We know what the economy was like 6 years ago so you cannot fool us.

  • Balawo President 10 years ago

    I don't blame PM Cameron; he's looking for a boost in trade so he must sing the praises of this atopahene to let him buy from Britain instead of China. But Mr Cameron must know that his representative here would say quite dif ...
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  • CONCERN CITIZEN 10 years ago

    LOOK THE PICTURE WELL AND CLEARLY OUR PRESIDENT NOT WELCOME. CAMERON IS BIAS. HOW COME YOU TAKE OUR PRESIDENT TO THE BACK DOOR ROOM WITH RAG ON FLOOR PUSHING OUR PRESIDENT FEET HARD. PRESIDENT IN THE PICTURE CAN SEE THAT HE I ...
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  • Joe 10 years ago

    We live in Ghana and we dot need Cameron to tell us this.

  • Woman's wisdom 10 years ago

    There is one more thing David Cameroon said which is being kept secrete. That is: Mahama is a thief. He stole the election and so he must get ready to hand over. Just look at how he is sitting and no one will tell you that he ...
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  • ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS? 10 years ago

    the best these NPP folks on this forum can do for Nana is to pray for him. The guy is very very sick. Heart attack is nt a joke moate?

  • Kalira 10 years ago

    Npp, your only hallmark are insults and nothing else. May be cameron too has been bribed by jm

  • Kom 10 years ago

    Does it really matter what Cameron says? NO. What matters is the reality.
    Is Ghana's economy flying high?

  • Omanbapa Osei Oyeadieyie 10 years ago

    So do you REALLY believe that the British PM wil praise Ghana, when he has no reason to do so?

    I tell you one thing: the British PM has a representative in Ghana ie the British High Commission, that feeds the real situatio ...
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  • Naa 10 years ago

    Always begging and hinting at foreign money.... What will we do when we finally realize that foreigners own more money making businesses that Ghanaians???? When they fully come and take over? Don't cry, prepare yourselves.

  • Kuuku Annan 10 years ago

    David Cameron is known to be a person who talks too much;sometimes opens his mouth before thinking. What is so good about Ghana's economy that he's commending? Liar!

  • ORIGINAL JOMO 10 years ago

    Mr. President becareful of these people and remenber what they did to our first president of the republic Osagyefo DR.Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana when they saw that our country Ghana was moving forward as they are saying now.They ...
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  • ORIGINAL JOMO 10 years ago

    Look they do not regard us WE the Africans, if not so why these people can not bring the technology down to Africa especially in GHANA to teach our Youth while thousands of companies are closing down a day in EUROPE.

  • Agyaku NYC 10 years ago

    It`s about time for Ghana government to stop the humungous corruption and focus on Ghana`s development and economic growth. Otherwise, our live will depend on the America and Western Europeans` aids and Chinese loan forever. ...
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  • Tokyo !! 10 years ago

    Ok my God. !!