Ghana 114th best place to do business

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Kofi Miawo De 10 years ago

Everything in Ghana, from the presidency to the supreme court, our universities are all going downhill. Useless Ghana.

Everything in Ghana, from the presidency to the supreme court, our universities are all going downhill. Useless Ghana.
Vuvuzela 10 years ago

Everything's always been down the hill, in the trench. Being at the 103rd position is even already very insulting.

For a people who think they know it all, they should've been above top 50th.

You can't keep your money ...
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Everything's always been down the hill, in the trench. Being at the 103rd position is even already very insulting.

For a people who think they know it all, they should've been above top 50th.

You can't keep your money in the banks; they're all thieves, yet you can't keep it at home because armed robbers and thieves are about 89% of the population. Christ!
OBURONIBA FITAFITA 10 years ago

That is an irony reserved for "a better Ghana Agenda" theory !

But with all seriousness no investor would dream of suicidal business ventures in Ghana under a climate of power failures and water shortages,withstanding the ...
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That is an irony reserved for "a better Ghana Agenda" theory !

But with all seriousness no investor would dream of suicidal business ventures in Ghana under a climate of power failures and water shortages,withstanding the filth, corruption and traffic snarls creating unfriendly atmosphere to conduct business.
Baby 10 years ago

NDC

NDC
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

Ghanaians.

Ghanaians.
Agyeman. 10 years ago

From the stench,the horrible airport with a thieving culture,filthy traders on every sidewalk,grownups relieving themselves in the open,unending fires,unreliable power and water to the teeming slums with uneducated masses and ...
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From the stench,the horrible airport with a thieving culture,filthy traders on every sidewalk,grownups relieving themselves in the open,unending fires,unreliable power and water to the teeming slums with uneducated masses and a business district that looks like large village i don't think any foreigner with a "big picture outlook" will miss all these very conspicuous clues that we're not a serious nation worthy of business.We're even late to very serious appointments and we take that for granted.The above clues give us away that we don't like work or responsibility and we can't give an enabling environment for success.
Anokwale 10 years ago

The issue with Ghana is that there are plenty of problems to solve that open up business opportunities. The problem is that Ghanaians do not have the money to pay for the goods and services that are needed and the government ...
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The issue with Ghana is that there are plenty of problems to solve that open up business opportunities. The problem is that Ghanaians do not have the money to pay for the goods and services that are needed and the government will not pay unless they get a piece of the action.
Vuvuzela 10 years ago

Where is the money gone? The thievery and banditry going on at the Tema Harbor alone undermines much of what it could take to keep the country on her feet. Do you know how much our learned folks steal from their positions of ...
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Where is the money gone? The thievery and banditry going on at the Tema Harbor alone undermines much of what it could take to keep the country on her feet. Do you know how much our learned folks steal from their positions of tutelage?
Agyeman. 10 years ago

You're putting the cart before the horse.Money always comes after some disciplined,diligent EFFORT and not vice versa.If Ghanamen put effort and discipline 1st the money will come.

You're putting the cart before the horse.Money always comes after some disciplined,diligent EFFORT and not vice versa.If Ghanamen put effort and discipline 1st the money will come.
Vuvuzela 10 years ago

What you enumerate is about 2% of the total ills of the country, meaning it is a horrible scene in Ghana.

What you enumerate is about 2% of the total ills of the country, meaning it is a horrible scene in Ghana.
Ben 10 years ago

We need a forceful changeover.

We need a forceful changeover.
Vuvuzela 10 years ago

Like?

How do you think a takeover could bring about positive results, since those taking over are Ghanaians? IN other words, how do you trust anyone?

Like?

How do you think a takeover could bring about positive results, since those taking over are Ghanaians? IN other words, how do you trust anyone?
They Say They Say 10 years ago

Very good question. People tend to forget that they are part of the problem. Typical Ghanaian sees very well what the other guy's doing but not himself. Everybody is waiting for the big change but nobody wants to change.

Very good question. People tend to forget that they are part of the problem. Typical Ghanaian sees very well what the other guy's doing but not himself. Everybody is waiting for the big change but nobody wants to change.
Ghana International Passenger 10 years ago

It is nearly three years and Ministry of transport still hasn't given me my REFUND and you call Ghana a place to do business? Don't kid yourself.

It is nearly three years and Ministry of transport still hasn't given me my REFUND and you call Ghana a place to do business? Don't kid yourself.
Braha 10 years ago

You can’t do business in Ghana. Corruption and backward mentality.

You can’t do business in Ghana. Corruption and backward mentality.
Gordon Taylor 10 years ago

Ghanaians live in Cuckoo Land. I last visited Ghana in Feb 2010 with Ghana International Airlines, then the national airline of the Republic of Ghana. I was stranded for one month. Eventually, I have to asked my parents to b ...
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Ghanaians live in Cuckoo Land. I last visited Ghana in Feb 2010 with Ghana International Airlines, then the national airline of the Republic of Ghana. I was stranded for one month. Eventually, I have to asked my parents to buy me another return ticket to fly back to UK. I pity those going to do business in Ghana. I don't even trust the Government let alone an individual. Good Luck
KEN 10 years ago

Hi Gordon there are outside influences controlling Ghana ,The airline was deliberately rundown by corrupt officials ,There are a few interlectual in ghana who are excluded from the decision making process ,so you end up with ...
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Hi Gordon there are outside influences controlling Ghana ,The airline was deliberately rundown by corrupt officials ,There are a few interlectual in ghana who are excluded from the decision making process ,so you end up with MONKEY see MONKEY DO .
Vuvuzela 10 years ago

Don't spin any lies. We all know these situations date from long. Let the judicial machinery function properly and you'd see a new image. Without that, forget it, and stop blaming "outside" influence.

If in your own countr ...
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Don't spin any lies. We all know these situations date from long. Let the judicial machinery function properly and you'd see a new image. Without that, forget it, and stop blaming "outside" influence.

If in your own country outside influence obstruct you from your functions, would you boast of having anything in your brain?
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

What Ghana needs is nation of creative minds, self will, and a determined people. The government must do well to develop the human resources of the land.

Ghanaians must stop complaining and help build a noble nation.

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What Ghana needs is nation of creative minds, self will, and a determined people. The government must do well to develop the human resources of the land.

Ghanaians must stop complaining and help build a noble nation.

A nation where children will not grow with debt all around them. A nation where foreigners don't take us for granted in the name of investment.

Our nation is blessed with enough sunshine to power all our homes and street light, but what do we see, a nation of people always complaining and not using their God given brains.

We sit and wait for foreigners to come and create growth and wealth in the mist of abundance. What a shame.

Where we see problems, I see opportunities and it is sad others can not see.

I was sadden by a comment from the Nigerian Finance Minister on AlJazera, yesterday, in which he said, our country is uniquely blessed because Nigeria has great natural resources. That, one can move technology and finance from place to place, but one can not move the natural resources.

I will not try and explain. I leave his statement to any wise person to diagnose.

It is indeed sad how people of sub Saharan Africa thinks because we are slowly digging ourselves another whole.

Governments facilitate growth. People create growth.

In fact, the investor drive should be targeted and not just any Dick and Harry encouraged to our shores.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

... street lights(paragraph 4)

..... digging ourselves another hole (last but three paragraphs).

... street lights(paragraph 4)

..... digging ourselves another hole (last but three paragraphs).
ghana is a smelly and dirty country 10 years ago

oh yeah was the person doing this survey drunk or on drugs ghana is a very dirty country full of deseases chorela malaria dusty smelly dirty airport am nigerian and wont advise anybody to do bussiness in ghana you have only o ...
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oh yeah was the person doing this survey drunk or on drugs ghana is a very dirty country full of deseases chorela malaria dusty smelly dirty airport am nigerian and wont advise anybody to do bussiness in ghana you have only one tiny airport the capital is like one small town in lagos no running trains ghana is a failed state
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

In fact, I encourage them to go to Nigeria. You guys need it more. Silly head. Just read my earlier comment and see what I have for you.

In fact, I encourage them to go to Nigeria. You guys need it more. Silly head. Just read my earlier comment and see what I have for you.
Agyeman. 10 years ago

You've brought your Nigerian arrogance here and your ignorance wrongly equates size as success.If anything is not Nigerian in size,however horrible in quality,then its a failure.Have you considered sparsely populated Botswan ...
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You've brought your Nigerian arrogance here and your ignorance wrongly equates size as success.If anything is not Nigerian in size,however horrible in quality,then its a failure.Have you considered sparsely populated Botswana or Namibia with their clean and organised capitals as failures too?How about your huge and filthy ajegunle and makoko slums.Do you have constant power in Nigeria and why do you import petrol yet you have plenty of crude oil?Accept the unpleasant truth that Nigeria is one failed big mess with armed insurgents in Niger delta and boko haram killing spree in Maiduguri and horrible sectarian killings in Jos.
ADWEN 10 years ago

The NDC-led government under Mills and Mahama have deteriorated the solid foundation left by the Kuffour administration such that everything touch by the NDC under Mills and the corrupt MAHAMA is on the DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
I am ...
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The NDC-led government under Mills and Mahama have deteriorated the solid foundation left by the Kuffour administration such that everything touch by the NDC under Mills and the corrupt MAHAMA is on the DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
I am surprised NDC diehards refuse to see the deterioration, the rot, the corruption, nepotism, tribalism, etc is happening on the ground perpetrated by Mahama and supervised by Mahama daily.
Mahama has no direction due to his lack of vision that he is moving Ghana to. His only pride is in his personal success as the "president2 of Ghana (thanks to the rat-faced Afar-gyan and the po-faced so-called Supreme court judge - ATUGUBA, the most incoherent and unintelligent (although witty and comedian) lawyer I have come across).
The import of the report is a serious indictment of how the country is being "managed" by the corrupt "leader" I have come across.
Kofi vs. Kwame 10 years ago

You can do nice deals in Ghana if you import:
- wheelbarrel tyres with red rims
-red, blue, green or yellow plastic ropes, etc..

Look at shops in Ghana, they all sell the same at the same prize. We call this socialism! N ...
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You can do nice deals in Ghana if you import:
- wheelbarrel tyres with red rims
-red, blue, green or yellow plastic ropes, etc..

Look at shops in Ghana, they all sell the same at the same prize. We call this socialism! Not Kapitalizm!
KEN 10 years ago

DONT FORGET THE BEADS:;;

DONT FORGET THE BEADS:;;
SULE 10 years ago

The country Ghana and it's leadership are just not serious and countless reports from within and without proves this point. It's a serious indictment about our competitiveness and ability to attract meaningful FDI, which woul ...
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The country Ghana and it's leadership are just not serious and countless reports from within and without proves this point. It's a serious indictment about our competitiveness and ability to attract meaningful FDI, which would be a win-win situation for Ghana and the investor, and just like Dr. Bawumia said, sometime back, the needed infrastructure that needs to be put in place to make you competitive, needs to be done by the country itself, nobody is going to do that for you, and our inability to do this over the years as a result of leadership paralysis, bureaucracy, inertia, the lack of ideas and a gross inability to think outside the box and adopt proven, tried and tested best practices to fast track our progress, are some of the core issues militating against our development goals, and this need to be addressed. Placing 114th out of 148 countries which is actually a retrogression, speaks volumes about the marked leadership crisis affecting the country, and the fundamental ability to deliver.
Souleman 10 years ago

If okudjeto ablakwah is a minister for education what do you expect? If nobodies like the leader, big hips with prostitution tendencies, tony Aidoo just to be barking are there ruling what do you expect ? You don't need rocke ...
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If okudjeto ablakwah is a minister for education what do you expect? If nobodies like the leader, big hips with prostitution tendencies, tony Aidoo just to be barking are there ruling what do you expect ? You don't need rocket science?
Ohenenana 10 years ago

He was the head of NDC economic brain team throughout Pro.Dr.Dr.Mills goverment.If you have a brain death man on the healms of affairs what did you get114'th mark .What a shame for Ghana.

He was the head of NDC economic brain team throughout Pro.Dr.Dr.Mills goverment.If you have a brain death man on the healms of affairs what did you get114'th mark .What a shame for Ghana.

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