We don’t “cook” inflation figures – Gov’t statistician

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Ras Bo @ London 9 years ago

When we wanted independence they said NO
Republic NO
Atomic Energy NO
Ghana Airways NO
Ghana Telecom NO
Akosombo NO
Thermal Energy NO
Tema Harbour and dry Dock ...
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When we wanted independence they said NO
Republic NO
Atomic Energy NO
Ghana Airways NO
Ghana Telecom NO
Akosombo NO
Thermal Energy NO
Tema Harbour and dry Docks NO
Oil exploration NO
Sugar Factory NO
Constitution NO
Constitutional Reform NO
Economic Forum NO
Ministerial Appointment NO

They pulled down the then Flag staff house because Nkrumah lived there; only to rebuild the same place with a 419 loan from India. These Dankwa/ Busia’s have sold everything we have and have contributed nothing.
When have they said yes or done something which is good to be emulated or beneficial.
What do they say yes?

Cocaine activities YES
Womanising YES
Insults and Backbiting YES
Shallow Litigation YES
Boycotting YES
Selling state Assets YES
Stealing State assets YES

They behave like ostriches pretending all is fine. How on earth can they end up in a hair dressing salon for a loan? These are the kind of people we have in the country Ghana. Sheer incompetency, majority of them attended school and finished with no school certificates and cannot even remember which school they attended. Everything they know about economics is buying and selling. Creativity has eluded them they result to insult when they are their wits end. And use “PATAPAA” to cover their shameful silly behaviour. Their silly self esteemed and endemic mental slavery, which was handed down to them by their forefathers, is what is still holding this country abay. When thinkers are trying to fix problems, all you can see these sons of anarchist doing is manufacturing how to destroy
Kojo T 9 years ago

Bawumia has become a stomach politician What a pity?

Bawumia has become a stomach politician What a pity?
Kofi, Ketu 9 years ago

All what you have said is not enough please. Come back with a breakdown to dispute the facts as presented by Dr. Bawumia.

All what you have said is not enough please. Come back with a breakdown to dispute the facts as presented by Dr. Bawumia.
facts 9 years ago

Do cook or don't cook the figures are questionable.Check back the balances for white cannot be presented as black. You can deceive some of the people sometimes but not all the people all the time

Do cook or don't cook the figures are questionable.Check back the balances for white cannot be presented as black. You can deceive some of the people sometimes but not all the people all the time
wali 9 years ago

MAHAMA AND NDC HAVE BEEN COOKING THE BOOKS FOR A LONG TIME NOW

MAHAMA AND NDC HAVE BEEN COOKING THE BOOKS FOR A LONG TIME NOW
SARPONG 9 years ago

Dr Nyarko, you know we were expecting you to come and tell us, oh! Dr Bawumiah, you caught us because we were cooking inflationary numbers . What a surprise Dr Nyarko, we were not expecting you to come and deny this.

Dr Nyarko, you know we were expecting you to come and tell us, oh! Dr Bawumiah, you caught us because we were cooking inflationary numbers . What a surprise Dr Nyarko, we were not expecting you to come and deny this.
oba nyansani baako Pe in Ghana 9 years ago

If Ghana employed such arrogant woman to work in our country then where shall we stand? NDC for you! Mmoasem nkoaa.

If Ghana employed such arrogant woman to work in our country then where shall we stand? NDC for you! Mmoasem nkoaa.
PROMISE@@@@ 9 years ago

Using Ghana money to fool us. BITCH

Using Ghana money to fool us. BITCH
ROSE 9 years ago

Failures and enemies of our country will you shut the fuck up.Dr Bawumiah is a real and true Ghanaian whose ancestors were part of those who fought for our coun try so he has every right to talk when things are not right in o ...
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Failures and enemies of our country will you shut the fuck up.Dr Bawumiah is a real and true Ghanaian whose ancestors were part of those who fought for our coun try so he has every right to talk when things are not right in our country like Martin Amidu did.You those who are in our country to steal , destroy and kill will never be giving the chance again since we ghanaians have seen you to be enemies who create, loot and share, you think only of your party ndc and yourselves but not ghanaians.posterity will never forgive Philomina Nyarko and her family if she meant to be part of those who hate Ghana and wish there is no Ghana so they are creating, looting and sharing the countries resources.She should make her mouth big like a pig and follow the destroyers he will be added to the list of Betty Mould Iddrisu and co. LONG LIVE DR BAWUMIAH, LONG LIVE MARTIN AMIDU AND NANA ADDO AND GOD DAMN KWAME MPIANIM AND NII NOI THOMPSON.
Nyansaba 9 years ago

SEE HOW FAT THIS WOMAN HAS BECOME SO SOON? SHE IS ENJOYING THE BOOTY WITH THE NDC SO SHE WILL CONTINUE TO COOK AND FRY ALL THE FIGURES FOR GOOD REWARD. SHE TALKS PLENTY WITHOUT SAYING EXACTLY WHERE AND HOW BAWUMIA GOT IT WRON ...
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SEE HOW FAT THIS WOMAN HAS BECOME SO SOON? SHE IS ENJOYING THE BOOTY WITH THE NDC SO SHE WILL CONTINUE TO COOK AND FRY ALL THE FIGURES FOR GOOD REWARD. SHE TALKS PLENTY WITHOUT SAYING EXACTLY WHERE AND HOW BAWUMIA GOT IT WRONG! WHAT A DOGUS GOVERNMENTWITH BOGUS APPOINTEES!!
EKOW 9 years ago

Will bastardize all the state agencies they worked with when they were in power. they even insult the Asantehene the Otumfuo how much more GSS?

Will bastardize all the state agencies they worked with when they were in power. they even insult the Asantehene the Otumfuo how much more GSS?
Joejoe 9 years ago

Inflation has true reflection in prices. There is also relationship between inflation and exchange rate. Only under NDC economic theories that prices will be sky rocketing and inflations will either be stagnant or at slow s ...
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Inflation has true reflection in prices. There is also relationship between inflation and exchange rate. Only under NDC economic theories that prices will be sky rocketing and inflations will either be stagnant or at slow space. NDC prices/inflation/Govt Statician de bee keeeeke.
Mathematical Statistician and Economi 9 years ago

I doubt very much the statistical competence of Bawumia. He takes only selected data and tries to make statistics out of it. It does not work that way. He never mentions which statistical model he uses. Incredible!!!

I doubt very much the statistical competence of Bawumia. He takes only selected data and tries to make statistics out of it. It does not work that way. He never mentions which statistical model he uses. Incredible!!!
123 9 years ago

Another useless ndc idiot not making any sense. Just wait for about two months and the truth will come out as it did the last time Dr Bawumiah advised these idiotic fools in power and later on admitting Dr Bawumiah was right.

Another useless ndc idiot not making any sense. Just wait for about two months and the truth will come out as it did the last time Dr Bawumiah advised these idiotic fools in power and later on admitting Dr Bawumiah was right.
Military Man 9 years ago

Kojo,

Have you been in front of a mirror lately?

If not, I'll advise you do that and come back and tell me if you and your cronies in power are not seeing yourselves in Bawumia.
The mirror will never lie to you, Kojo.

Kojo,

Have you been in front of a mirror lately?

If not, I'll advise you do that and come back and tell me if you and your cronies in power are not seeing yourselves in Bawumia.
The mirror will never lie to you, Kojo.
Kwabena 9 years ago

What do you gain posting here all the time if you can not do some reseach yourself. Go to Bloomberg, CNN , BBC, ABC FOX NEWS. All these news outlets are saying the same thing. Check curency converters. You should not act STUP ...
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What do you gain posting here all the time if you can not do some reseach yourself. Go to Bloomberg, CNN , BBC, ABC FOX NEWS. All these news outlets are saying the same thing. Check curency converters. You should not act STUPID all the time. Have a Great Day or Night.
Osei Bonsu 9 years ago

WHAT A SHAME FOR GHANA: EXPOSING OUR LYING MACHINERY AND PROPAGANDER INTERNATIONALLY.
WHO IS THROWING DUST INTO THE EYES OF IGNORANT GHANAIANS??
WE SHOULD STOP MAKING SUCH POLITICAL APPOINTEES WHO MAKE MATHEMATICS A MOCKER ...
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WHAT A SHAME FOR GHANA: EXPOSING OUR LYING MACHINERY AND PROPAGANDER INTERNATIONALLY.
WHO IS THROWING DUST INTO THE EYES OF IGNORANT GHANAIANS??
WE SHOULD STOP MAKING SUCH POLITICAL APPOINTEES WHO MAKE MATHEMATICS A MOCKERY
SARPONG 9 years ago

Listen to this illiterate Kojo T calling genius Dr Bawumiah a disgrace.

What is a disgrace is when you disputed that Ghana cannot be a banana republic because Ghana is not a banana exporting country, that is a disgrace any ...
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Listen to this illiterate Kojo T calling genius Dr Bawumiah a disgrace.

What is a disgrace is when you disputed that Ghana cannot be a banana republic because Ghana is not a banana exporting country, that is a disgrace anybody who has seen four corners of a classroom can say, you old fool.
NOT AN IDIOT LIKE YOU 9 years ago

The argument made me check three Forex Bureau centers along Spintex Road this afternoon. THE CEDI IS 3.76 TO THE DOLLAR.
This statistician is a buffoon with her nonsense. I change money almost twice a week and know for a fa ...
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The argument made me check three Forex Bureau centers along Spintex Road this afternoon. THE CEDI IS 3.76 TO THE DOLLAR.
This statistician is a buffoon with her nonsense. I change money almost twice a week and know for a fact that I even had it at 3.9 at a time. These idiots play with cooked books to depict the lost grandeur.
Theophilus-USA 9 years ago

This woman needs to be sent back to SSS to do economics. The country sees change of prices of goods and services like there is no tomorrow and still inflation keep dropping. Only in the Republic of NDC. God should send us ba ...
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This woman needs to be sent back to SSS to do economics. The country sees change of prices of goods and services like there is no tomorrow and still inflation keep dropping. Only in the Republic of NDC. God should send us back to colonial rule, for we were much better off than now.
Asem beba dabi, USA 9 years ago

Where and how do all these idiots come up with this PHD's. Everybody in Ghana now knows what the exchange rate is. Do these functional illiterate who call themselves Dr this and Dr that think they can fool everybody? Why do t ...
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Where and how do all these idiots come up with this PHD's. Everybody in Ghana now knows what the exchange rate is. Do these functional illiterate who call themselves Dr this and Dr that think they can fool everybody? Why do they keep disgracing Ghana in front of the whole world?
NOT AN IDIOT LIKE YOU 9 years ago

We allow them to take us for granted. Our over-tolerating spirits are making us appear foolish before the world. One MP from the north listed on his CV a drapery of faked masters degrees but still seats at representation - an ...
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We allow them to take us for granted. Our over-tolerating spirits are making us appear foolish before the world. One MP from the north listed on his CV a drapery of faked masters degrees but still seats at representation - another with an online doctor's degree holding high public position. This dwindled quality threads through the two branches of government, namely the executive and legislature. These "functional illiterate"s manage our fates ! Do you see why we are where we are ? Unless we drive all these idiots out of power in 2016 and bring back sanity we will remain wired to the doom machine.
trio 9 years ago

Do you believe in this weak defence. why has she not touched on the exchange rate

Do you believe in this weak defence. why has she not touched on the exchange rate
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

WE KNOW ONLY TWO NAMES, NANA ADDO & BAWUMIA. NANA'S LEADERSHIP WITH BAWUMIA IS EXCELLENT. NANA IS OUR POLITICAL MESSIAH!! WE WILL PATIENTLY WAIT FOR HIM TO COME AND LIBERATE US FROM OUR ECONOMIC OPPRESSORS.WE CAN'T PUT OUR TR ...
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WE KNOW ONLY TWO NAMES, NANA ADDO & BAWUMIA. NANA'S LEADERSHIP WITH BAWUMIA IS EXCELLENT. NANA IS OUR POLITICAL MESSIAH!! WE WILL PATIENTLY WAIT FOR HIM TO COME AND LIBERATE US FROM OUR ECONOMIC OPPRESSORS.WE CAN'T PUT OUR TRUST IN THESE YOUNG NDC THIEVES (WITH NO WORK RECORD) WHO WANT TO LIVE LIKE KINGS OVERNIGHT, OWNING JETS, BIG MANSIONS, BANKS, ROLLS ROYCE, DATING MODELS ETC. AT THE EXPENSE OF THE POOR. BEING A PRESIDENT REQUIRES THE USE OF BRAIN NOT BRAWN. A PRESIDENT DOES NOT "THROW" PICK AXE!!! WHO CAN DO THE JOB BETTER THAN NANA, AT THIS TIME IN OUR HISTORY, WHERE GREEDY CORRUPT , SHARP TEETH ROTTEN PLANK NDC SMALL BOYS, PARADING AS POLITICIANS, HAVE PLUNDERED OUR RESOURCES TO THE BONE, THAT OUR OIL ECONOMY INHERITED FROM THE GREAT KUFFOUR HAS HAD NO IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THE ORDINARY CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTRY???? LONG LIVE GHANA!! LONG LIVE NANA ADDO. MORE GREASE TO YOUR ELBOWS!! EVERY THIEF IN GHANA, TODAY, IS SCARED OF BOLD AND MIGHTY NANA ADDO. NANA IS CLEAN !! CLEAN TO THE BONE!
Kweku Baah 9 years ago

Bawumia and his friends have mastered the art of lying with statistics. But they don't know we can easily see through their diabolic schemes.What they are skilfully doing is to occassionally organise press conferences in whic ...
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Bawumia and his friends have mastered the art of lying with statistics. But they don't know we can easily see through their diabolic schemes.What they are skilfully doing is to occassionally organise press conferences in which they suggest exchange rates way above the BoG rates which are then followed by their accoplices who are operating forex bureaux in town. We are quitely enjoying the scenes they are busily creating now, but when they take up the mantle we'll act the same to them to also watch!
wali 9 years ago

EVERYTHING BAWUMIA SAID IS TRUTH SINCE NDC HAVE YET TO COME UP AND REBUTT AND OR DENY HIS ALLIGATIONS
THE FAILURE TO DENY AND REBUTT ALLIGATION OF ACCOUNTING FRAUD PRESUME TO BE TRUTH IN ABSENT OF PROOF TO THE COUNTREARY

EVERYTHING BAWUMIA SAID IS TRUTH SINCE NDC HAVE YET TO COME UP AND REBUTT AND OR DENY HIS ALLIGATIONS
THE FAILURE TO DENY AND REBUTT ALLIGATION OF ACCOUNTING FRAUD PRESUME TO BE TRUTH IN ABSENT OF PROOF TO THE COUNTREARY
WISE UP 9 years ago

How many on this site increased their wifes Chop money by 16% over the period July 2013 to July 2014! I dont expect those in the diaspora to understand my enquiry as those are entities with TRUE ...
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How many on this site increased their wifes Chop money by 16% over the period July 2013 to July 2014! I dont expect those in the diaspora to understand my enquiry as those are entities with TRUE single digit inflation. To the common man and the middle class the increase in Chop money based on the same family size over the past year is a true reflection of INFLATION. NoT SURE MADAM GETS CHOP MONEY FROM ANYBODY nor does she possibly go to the markets where the masses go. I dare any politician excluding those who give their wives chop money in USD/Euro/CFA to please let us know the incremental chop money increase they have give July 2014 vrs July 2013!! We are brreding apathy, the masses are suffering and instead of solving the issues we are denying the parameters driving the increases!! Look JJ was once a poor man and i recollect he saying ECONOMICS WAS HOW HE FELT in his stomach. There are others out there others out there who we are pushing or motivating to tow a similar line!! nawaaaoooo
okukuseku 9 years ago

EKWEKU, DONNOT STA>ND TO WATCH. IT#S TIME TO EPOSE DR. PINCK SHEETS NOW BUSILY DOCVTORING STATISTICS OF BOG.
WHAT A SHAME!

EKWEKU, DONNOT STA>ND TO WATCH. IT#S TIME TO EPOSE DR. PINCK SHEETS NOW BUSILY DOCVTORING STATISTICS OF BOG.
WHAT A SHAME!
John,Tema 9 years ago

In the UK or other civilized societies when the Central govt quote an interest/exchange/inflation rates its exactly the same on the open Mkt.In Ghana BOG rates are different from the open Mkt.Does it mean we're backward?

In the UK or other civilized societies when the Central govt quote an interest/exchange/inflation rates its exactly the same on the open Mkt.In Ghana BOG rates are different from the open Mkt.Does it mean we're backward?
GHANAIAN 9 years ago

DO YOUR RESEARCH WELL AND SEE WHAT P(NDC) SOLD.

DO YOUR RESEARCH WELL AND SEE WHAT P(NDC) SOLD.
Freddie 9 years ago

I do not think they do their research well. The Exchange Rate of the Dollar to the Cedi is as follows:
1USD = 3.7825 GHS
Go to www.xe.com.You can download it to your mobile device.
Truly, our CEDI is loosing value rea ...
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I do not think they do their research well. The Exchange Rate of the Dollar to the Cedi is as follows:
1USD = 3.7825 GHS
Go to www.xe.com.You can download it to your mobile device.
Truly, our CEDI is loosing value really fast. What a shame!!!
Smart Frempah, Uk 9 years ago

Oh my word!! If this is how some people think and see others who aren't on their side then Ghana is finished. I am sorry for the generation to come.

Oh my word!! If this is how some people think and see others who aren't on their side then Ghana is finished. I am sorry for the generation to come.
Nana Appiah 9 years ago

What a realistic view of state of affairs..!! Unlike idiots like Sarpong who comes here to spew illusions...

What a realistic view of state of affairs..!! Unlike idiots like Sarpong who comes here to spew illusions...
CHA 9 years ago

Ghanaians should wake up AND NEVER VOTE for NDC anymore

Ghanaians should wake up AND NEVER VOTE for NDC anymore
PREKESE 9 years ago

YOU DON'T COOK INFLATION FIGURES BUT DO YOU ROAST THEM?.EVERY EVIDENCE IS ON THE GROUND FOR THE VIEW OF EVERYONE,DON'T TRY TO HIDE THINGS BECAUSE IT WILL BY ALL MEANS COMES OUT.DON'T DANCE TO THE TUNE OF NDC LIES.

YOU DON'T COOK INFLATION FIGURES BUT DO YOU ROAST THEM?.EVERY EVIDENCE IS ON THE GROUND FOR THE VIEW OF EVERYONE,DON'T TRY TO HIDE THINGS BECAUSE IT WILL BY ALL MEANS COMES OUT.DON'T DANCE TO THE TUNE OF NDC LIES.
KWAA 9 years ago

What is this woman talking about?The high inflation is there black and white for every consumer to see.
How many times have there been price increase in Petrolum Products,and utilities this year alone?How many times have t ...
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What is this woman talking about?The high inflation is there black and white for every consumer to see.
How many times have there been price increase in Petrolum Products,and utilities this year alone?How many times have there been Salary increase?
We are talking about real inflation which is in the pocket of the normal worker,who have to pay more for everything he/she consums,from utility to school fees without the corresponding increase in salary.Has this woman gone to market recently?I doubt.
Komla Agbeshie ( Ho ) 9 years ago

So what are you telling us if the dollar rate in Accra is at $3.75? Foolish talk and senseless. Were you not there when Bawumia made that statement? You wait till that good for nothing Kwame Pianim came out with his foolish t ...
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So what are you telling us if the dollar rate in Accra is at $3.75? Foolish talk and senseless. Were you not there when Bawumia made that statement? You wait till that good for nothing Kwame Pianim came out with his foolish talks?
Konkonte Officer 9 years ago

"Masa" Komla, you are correct. Gov offices (BoG & Stat Offices) use book value calculation whereas the others use the market rate (demand & supply methodology). If Ghanaians were to have less demand for the dollar, their mark ...
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"Masa" Komla, you are correct. Gov offices (BoG & Stat Offices) use book value calculation whereas the others use the market rate (demand & supply methodology). If Ghanaians were to have less demand for the dollar, their market rate may be lower or at the same level.
Omanhene 9 years ago

Useless woman.Does she go to church?liar

Useless woman.Does she go to church?liar
JD 9 years ago

Please explain the exchange rate disparities....just saying that Bawumia wants to throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaians does not explain the problem.

Please explain the exchange rate disparities....just saying that Bawumia wants to throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaians does not explain the problem.
GAbaa 9 years ago

It is possible that Dr Bawumia did not take into account the base rate.” Prove with figures that he is wrong

It is possible that Dr Bawumia did not take into account the base rate.” Prove with figures that he is wrong
Hard Listeners 9 years ago

Maybe the base rates are the problem but you have not cleared the air enough with these comments. Come again, Madam.

Maybe the base rates are the problem but you have not cleared the air enough with these comments. Come again, Madam.
KOO 9 years ago

Of cause the government finds it unpalatable for Bawumia findings however the ordinary Ghanaian see the deception from the governments side.Prices have doubled for most items yet the Bank of Ghana has pegged the rate at 3.03 ...
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Of cause the government finds it unpalatable for Bawumia findings however the ordinary Ghanaian see the deception from the governments side.Prices have doubled for most items yet the Bank of Ghana has pegged the rate at 3.03Cedi to the Dollar which is rather strange.Most consumer items are imported and if there is anywhere that the Dollar can be exchanged for 3.03 Cedis then all importers will like to know.Cooking up the books has always been the way to do business for NDC and no wonder they are defending their stand this time too.
kwabena ohemeng,london 9 years ago

Bawumia is now defenceless in the 'ring'.He is receiving punches from all corners.He is surely going to be knocked out.Only the bell can save him now.He is down and being counted out by the referee.The bell has saved him but ...
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Bawumia is now defenceless in the 'ring'.He is receiving punches from all corners.He is surely going to be knocked out.Only the bell can save him now.He is down and being counted out by the referee.The bell has saved him but the referee has stopped the fight.He has lost the fight by a knock out.Oh,poor Bawumia next time he will prepare well for the fight.
John,Tema 9 years ago

You'll never understand Bawumia till you start drinking from the Wisdom Pot.Every wrong thing in Ghana is an exception,i.e urinating in public,kayayie,shitting on beaches & gutters are all acceptable to Ghanaians.

You'll never understand Bawumia till you start drinking from the Wisdom Pot.Every wrong thing in Ghana is an exception,i.e urinating in public,kayayie,shitting on beaches & gutters are all acceptable to Ghanaians.
kwabena ohemeng,london 9 years ago

I do not live in London UK. I live in KOSOVO.

I do not live in London UK. I live in KOSOVO.
Observer 9 years ago

For your information, it is Bawumia who has rather given them the knockout punch. They are on the ground and making noise that they can beat him. Which of them have come out to disprove what Bawumia said with real figures? If ...
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For your information, it is Bawumia who has rather given them the knockout punch. They are on the ground and making noise that they can beat him. Which of them have come out to disprove what Bawumia said with real figures? If you are convinced about the hollow verbal explanations the Government Statistician gave, then you are really dumb. Hatred of Bawumia has clouded the judgment of his opponents, including you. Instead of looking at the contents of his message carefully and critisizing him constructively with your own analysis of the situation, you are all insulting him. Please leave London, go home and experience realities on the ground. That way, you and your kind on this forum will stop writing nonsense. We are waiting for the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to defend his figures. Have a good day.
kwabena ohemeng,london 9 years ago

NPP? A rubbish party fronting for the neo-colonialists.Read the history of the Danquqh/Busia tradition and you will know what the NPP stands for in Ghana politics.Only tribalism will let NPP win power in Ghana.

NPP? A rubbish party fronting for the neo-colonialists.Read the history of the Danquqh/Busia tradition and you will know what the NPP stands for in Ghana politics.Only tribalism will let NPP win power in Ghana.
WISE UP 9 years ago

If all you can contribute to the intellectual views here is somebody being knocked out or down then please note that the cleaning is now affecting the little education u had here before travell ...
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If all you can contribute to the intellectual views here is somebody being knocked out or down then please note that the cleaning is now affecting the little education u had here before travelling overseas! please come home. Cedi has devalued by 40+% and inflation is far in excess of 30%. Simple check send your parents 100 usd and let them change same in a forex bureau. they will get cedis in excess of 40% than they got for the same amount of usd u gave them last year November. Check with your dad or any of your friend s who give s his wife home money or chop money for the house and whose famility size has not changed for the past one year. Ask him how much he was giving out last yeat July and how much he is giving out now and itwill be in excess of 40%. I have broken it down to the simplest basis that any guy doing cleaning job in the UK or US can understand!!
kwabena ohemeng,london 9 years ago

I will be prouder doing cleaning and earning 'holy' money.However i am not but a civil servant and proud to be against the neo-colonialist party NPP.A party which is a proxy for the neo-colonialists.

I will be prouder doing cleaning and earning 'holy' money.However i am not but a civil servant and proud to be against the neo-colonialist party NPP.A party which is a proxy for the neo-colonialists.
MANNY. London 9 years ago

Kwabena Ohemeng you only have one vote

Kwabena Ohemeng you only have one vote
Kwesi 9 years ago

Don't you find it interesting that all those who have elected themselves to challenge Dr. Bawumiah ended up saying nothing or at best did not make sense? You name them: starting from the so called currency analyst of Gold Coa ...
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Don't you find it interesting that all those who have elected themselves to challenge Dr. Bawumiah ended up saying nothing or at best did not make sense? You name them: starting from the so called currency analyst of Gold Coast Securities,Sam Ampah, followed by one economist, Dr. Gatsi, and then Nii Moi Thompson, Dr. Kwame Pianim, and now the Government Statistician, Dr. Phelomena Nyarko. They all danced around the substantive issues raised by Dr. Bamuniah and in the end said nothing. They are yet to actually challenge the otherwise simple and applied analysis made by Dr. Bawumiah.

I would have thought that for once, Ghanaians will seize the opportunity to get these key institutions sit up, up their game, and become more accountable to Ghanaians and not NDC. Rather, we have as usual turned it into a political football. Thank God the economy does not treat or affect NDC supports/sympathisers/foot-soldiers and communicators differently from the rest of Ghanaians. The government should be thankful that Dr. Bawumiah is not selfish with his God-given talent and ingenuity. God bless you, Dr. Bawumiah
PEKI TUMU 9 years ago

Dr Bawumia is suffering from over political enthusiasim . He has been making several statements of late about the economy, some of which cannot be reasonably be said to come from someone who should know better. These claims ...
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Dr Bawumia is suffering from over political enthusiasim . He has been making several statements of late about the economy, some of which cannot be reasonably be said to come from someone who should know better. These claims to damn the statistics are one such wayward thinking from him It is cheap politics at its worst
MARKWUS 9 years ago

PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY Bawumia showed with figures base on current market prices so please if you think that he is suffering from 'political enthusiasim' (wonder what that means)Please explain

PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY Bawumia showed with figures base on current market prices so please if you think that he is suffering from 'political enthusiasim' (wonder what that means)Please explain
Ousmane 9 years ago

Madam your response is vey weak, prove wih figures and analysis as Bawumia did!!
Useless statistician.....

Madam your response is vey weak, prove wih figures and analysis as Bawumia did!!
Useless statistician.....
Naadu 9 years ago

Just go to the internet and look at the trends there. The charts are there for you. If you don't have the right numbers do not cook them. Nice numbers are killing Ghana slowly.

Just go to the internet and look at the trends there. The charts are there for you. If you don't have the right numbers do not cook them. Nice numbers are killing Ghana slowly.
USA 9 years ago

Don't send money through moneygram and western union because they are cheating those who live in abroad..... Ndc govt is full of shit and crooks

Don't send money through moneygram and western union because they are cheating those who live in abroad..... Ndc govt is full of shit and crooks
OWUO 9 years ago

BAWUUWUUMIA SHOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT HE CAN DO TO HELP IMPROVE THE GHANA ECONOMY,NOT TO DESTROY SOMEONE'S JOB.
THIS IS CHILDISH!

BAWUUWUUMIA SHOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT HE CAN DO TO HELP IMPROVE THE GHANA ECONOMY,NOT TO DESTROY SOMEONE'S JOB.
THIS IS CHILDISH!
WOOD 9 years ago

THIS WOMAN IS HAVING SHARP TEETH LIKE ABLAKWA SO HOW CAN WE TRUST YOU. SHE DOES NOT BORROW FROM ANY BANK AND DOES NOT BUY FROM HER SALARY

THIS WOMAN IS HAVING SHARP TEETH LIKE ABLAKWA SO HOW CAN WE TRUST YOU. SHE DOES NOT BORROW FROM ANY BANK AND DOES NOT BUY FROM HER SALARY
CATALYSTIC ENZYME 9 years ago

BAWUMIA DECIEVED THE NPP LINEAGE THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO MAGIC WITH FIGURES TO WIN ELECTION 2012. HE FORCED NANA TO CHOOSE HIM VICE AND MADE NANA TO OOUZE OUT THE POPULAR ALL DIE BE DIE SLOGAN THAT SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THEI ...
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BAWUMIA DECIEVED THE NPP LINEAGE THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO MAGIC WITH FIGURES TO WIN ELECTION 2012. HE FORCED NANA TO CHOOSE HIM VICE AND MADE NANA TO OOUZE OUT THE POPULAR ALL DIE BE DIE SLOGAN THAT SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR DEFEAT.BAWUMIA THINKS HE ALONE IS GOOD AT DOCTERING FIGURES SO HE THINKS OTHERS CANNOT EVEN COMPILE THE RIGHT FIGURE. I CHALLENGE BAWUMIA TO AIR OUT HIS RESULTS IN MATHS AT 'O'LEVEL GENERAL PAPER RESULTS AT ADVANCED LEVELS. I CHALLENGE HE GOT WEAK PASSES IN BOTH.FOR THE OTHER SUBJECTS I SUSPECT HE WAS GOOD. HE HAS BEEN FIGHTING THE NDC GOVTS ECONOMIC EXPECTING TO COLLAPSE THE SYSTEM TO PROOF HIS CAPABILITY. THE STATE SECURITY IS WEAK, FEEBLE AND INEPT ELSE HE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED LONG TIME. WHAT KIND OF WONDERS DID HE PUT UP DURING THE NPP 8 YEARS RULE. WAS HE ABLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE OF THE ORDINARY MAN DURING THE NPP 8 YEARS RULE?? AS FAR AS GHANA IS CONCERNED NO GOVT HAS EVER DONE ANY MAGIC FOR ANY ORDINARY MAN. THEY ALL COME TO MAKE IT AND GO AWAY. PROPERTY GAINING DEMOCRACY INDEED. SELLING STATE LANDS TO EXPARTRAITES FOR LARGE SUMS OF MONEY. SO!! SO !!CRIMINALS AND HIS CRIMINAL TALKS.IN LIBYA WHERE GHADAFFI WAS EVEN BUILDING HOMES FOR HIS CITIZEN AND SUPPLYING THEM FOOD FREE OF CHARGE, THEY WERE STILL CRIED OF BAD DAYS AND JOINED FOREIGNERS TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST THEIR REDEEMER. SUCH IS LIFE. GHANAIANS BEWARE OF THESE CROOKS...NPP EYE BAD!!!
ISSIFU AMIDINI 9 years ago

Madam Philo all is propaganda to score keep political goals. Dr Bawumia should stop blackmailing us.

Madam Philo all is propaganda to score keep political goals. Dr Bawumia should stop blackmailing us.
BBC NEWS 9 years ago

EXPLAIN WHY BOG IS 3.02 BUT REAL IS 3.8 TO THE DOLLAR

EXPLAIN WHY BOG IS 3.02 BUT REAL IS 3.8 TO THE DOLLAR
big awo 9 years ago

Do you call these as punches, am disappointed in you as well as Dr.Nyarko.The figures Dr.Bawumia used were the true reflection on the ground.

Do you call these as punches, am disappointed in you as well as Dr.Nyarko.The figures Dr.Bawumia used were the true reflection on the ground.
OWEN.NEW YORK. 9 years ago

When majority of the citizens are complaining bitterly about the rate of inflation in the country,you are talking about you not cooking figures. Do you people fry or grill the figures ? Practically the cedi has fallen on it k ...
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When majority of the citizens are complaining bitterly about the rate of inflation in the country,you are talking about you not cooking figures. Do you people fry or grill the figures ? Practically the cedi has fallen on it knees and you people must be honest with your figures. Even the black market rate speaks volumes.$1=4cedi
Joemma 9 years ago

You can verify from IPMC.$1=GH4

You can verify from IPMC.$1=GH4
Joemma 9 years ago

$1=GHC4 @ IPMC

$1=GHC4 @ IPMC
Ralp Tuffour 9 years ago

As a public officer of a high standing as you, there was no need for such cheeky retort. Your snout is a complete Xerox copy of a pig. Stupid girl.

As a public officer of a high standing as you, there was no need for such cheeky retort. Your snout is a complete Xerox copy of a pig. Stupid girl.
Obiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 9 years ago

Since you waited far too long to respond to Dr dr Bawumia statement I am inclined conclude you copied and pasted what other spin masters have presented to challenge Dr Bawumia or you reason close to theirs hence you and your ...
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Since you waited far too long to respond to Dr dr Bawumia statement I am inclined conclude you copied and pasted what other spin masters have presented to challenge Dr Bawumia or you reason close to theirs hence you and your department as well as BoG is concern are all guilty of cooking fake d figures not to please but cheat us and use same platform against IMF and investors, Shame. You condemn and killed local industries.
mashall 9 years ago

Hmmmmm then u lie as bawum hi a put if only u dont cook thievies.u still cant give out any tangible correction fool's

Hmmmmm then u lie as bawum hi a put if only u dont cook thievies.u still cant give out any tangible correction fool's
Fad 9 years ago

We don’t “cook” inflation figures – Gov’t statistician

We don’t “cook” inflation figures – Gov’t statistician
KP 9 years ago

This woman has no shame. What is unsubstantiated ? Which market(s) is she getting her prices of goods from in calculating the inflation figure? That lady at GSS has been a stooge for this administration when it comes to massa ...
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This woman has no shame. What is unsubstantiated ? Which market(s) is she getting her prices of goods from in calculating the inflation figure? That lady at GSS has been a stooge for this administration when it comes to massaging figures like population growth figure and now inflation.
Kofi 9 years ago

What is the cedi to dollar rate? Is it GHC3=$1.00 or GHC4=$1.00?

What is the cedi to dollar rate? Is it GHC3=$1.00 or GHC4=$1.00?
Step Up 9 years ago

We have "doctors" everywhere but the country is still failing miserably in every facet of governance.
Are these doctorate degrees real or fake/quacks?.

No arm of the government seems to be operational: Judiciary, financ ...
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We have "doctors" everywhere but the country is still failing miserably in every facet of governance.
Are these doctorate degrees real or fake/quacks?.

No arm of the government seems to be operational: Judiciary, finance, education, health, security. You name it and you got an "F" for "failed" preceding it.

What are we doing wrong?

Is it lack of foresight, poor planning, square pegs in round holes, lack of leadership, cluelessnes or plain corrupt and selfish people put in leadership positions?

We are a very rich country so why are we shackled by poverty?

Like the great BOB MARLEY said in one of his many thought-provoking songs, "IN ABUNDANCE OF WATER, THE FOOL IS THIRSTY".
We are surrounded by these immense riches, yet we are very poor due to a few misguided fools we call our 'leaders'.

Very iornic, that song... isn't it?

Bob Marley might not have known then when he was writing and singing those revolutionary songs but the iconic Bob Marley was reading our African leaders(past and present) like a book.
NOT AN IDIOT LIKE YOU 9 years ago

We have too many quack doctors and some strange holders of masters degrees in the present structure of administration. They acquire them from online basement institutions who grant in exchange for money. Dr Hanna this Dr Phil ...
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We have too many quack doctors and some strange holders of masters degrees in the present structure of administration. They acquire them from online basement institutions who grant in exchange for money. Dr Hanna this Dr Philo that, Dr Nii what and so on. The fact remains that we have at our exchange a rate of 3.6 Ghana cedis to the dollar. Please our dear learned doctors, direct your energy towards fighting to reduce that rate because we all know what it is. Bawumia said it right !
New On Ghanaweb 9 years ago

Dr. Nyarko didn't cook the inflationary rate, but failed to dispute Dr. Bamuwia's assertions that the bank rate from different bank is far off from Dr. Nyarko and her so called statistian's repot.

Dr. Nyarko didn't cook the inflationary rate, but failed to dispute Dr. Bamuwia's assertions that the bank rate from different bank is far off from Dr. Nyarko and her so called statistian's repot.
Joe 9 years ago

We are a shamefull people. Our govt and institutions lie to us and we lie to each other and we think it is ok. Our persons in govt steal govt reserves, money for development, cook figures to tell us we are middle inc0me. Our ...
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We are a shamefull people. Our govt and institutions lie to us and we lie to each other and we think it is ok. Our persons in govt steal govt reserves, money for development, cook figures to tell us we are middle inc0me. Our cedi starts to depreciate and we blame it on developers building high rise buildings. The foolish ones believe it. We deceive ourselves that the best waache is hajia fatu's waache by the big gutter and we end up with ebola and think the whiteman is trying to deceive us and we also think it is the fault of the devil and we have to go to church and pray with our sorry asses. We are a sad sad and sorry ass people. We don't know the world. Our leaders are stupid and disgraceful individualistic goons who don't know that they are judge on the international scene by their works and their country's truthful standing but not how rich they are individually or their brothers are. We are a sorry and sad people
Joe Pasaasa 9 years ago

Something is not connecting well. Your numbers are suspicious. We have the right to challenge your process and outcome. This is Ghana corruption, laziness, and sloppy work have eaten into the core fabric of the society.

It ...
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Something is not connecting well. Your numbers are suspicious. We have the right to challenge your process and outcome. This is Ghana corruption, laziness, and sloppy work have eaten into the core fabric of the society.

It is hard to believe officialdom now.
8530 9 years ago

u big fat sob ignorance lying ass u think Ghanaian are stupid

u big fat sob ignorance lying ass u think Ghanaian are stupid
8530 9 years ago

u stupid u know bawumia is telling the truth

u stupid u know bawumia is telling the truth
Moore 9 years ago

his guy don't no what exactly he is talking about does this no what depreciation is about is not just cook fufu and light soup and in 3 minute , you guy think by changing the money would make the economic grow that is what ko ...
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his guy don't no what exactly he is talking about does this no what depreciation is about is not just cook fufu and light soup and in 3 minute , you guy think by changing the money would make the economic grow that is what kouffour told you guy in Ghana that 1 cedis for $1 dollar now you see the problem , wait and see nothing happy yet is Ashanti guy , think they are the only professes in Ghana no everything their people outside is little bawumia just want to get to castle , but he does not no that this Ashanti men would not get there they are using him buthe does not no
MARKWUS 9 years ago

moore what language is this? Patwa or keroo English

moore what language is this? Patwa or keroo English
GhanaBA 9 years ago

if you plant propaganda figures, they will grow and haunt you, simple!

if you plant propaganda figures, they will grow and haunt you, simple!
Dr. Appocco 9 years ago

The credibility of these public institutions are at stake now with these allegations, and we need a more vigorous defense from them than they've offered so far!

The credibility of these public institutions are at stake now with these allegations, and we need a more vigorous defense from them than they've offered so far!
Amuggi 9 years ago

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics and GSS' statistics are the worst of them

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics and GSS' statistics are the worst of them
Abaawa Mansah 9 years ago

Even my uneducated grand mother of blessed memory can do better than this so called Govt statistician with Ph.D. We all know what the dollar rate is on the open market. Why would the government understate that number? Eve ...
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Even my uneducated grand mother of blessed memory can do better than this so called Govt statistician with Ph.D. We all know what the dollar rate is on the open market. Why would the government understate that number? Even the OANDA Forex Trading Site is quoting 1USDollar to 3.70254. So where is the govt's rate of 3.02 coming from. This does not make sense. We are not fools and cannot be taken for a ride any longer
OTCHERE DARKO 9 years ago

“Inflation figures are not cooked,” the government statistician stressed in a Radio Ghana report. “We should note that inflation does not depict pure price changes. Not all price increases may be inflationary. It is pos ...
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“Inflation figures are not cooked,” the government statistician stressed in a Radio Ghana report. “We should note that inflation does not depict pure price changes. Not all price increases may be inflationary. It is possible that Dr Bawumia did not take into account the base rate.”
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You either conjure the figures or you calculate them with inputs obtained from outer space,
Ibrahim Mahama; JDM's brother 9 years ago

How often do you go to the market, please? Or your market is quiet diffrent from where the masses go shopping? You have no credibility in the eyes of the public, you can therefore continue cooking your figures to please Maha ...
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How often do you go to the market, please? Or your market is quiet diffrent from where the masses go shopping? You have no credibility in the eyes of the public, you can therefore continue cooking your figures to please Mahama and Wampa.
Academic 9 years ago

Listen to Madam Statistician trying to juggle the figures. To the ordinary person on the street, which of the three is important: producer price inflation or industry sector inflation or consumer price inflation? She has only ...
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Listen to Madam Statistician trying to juggle the figures. To the ordinary person on the street, which of the three is important: producer price inflation or industry sector inflation or consumer price inflation? She has only succeeded in confusing the issue the more! Dr Bawumiah is justified in claiming that the figures you people gave were deceptive. Next time,do not wait for anybody to challenge you before telling the truth!
Richard 9 years ago

ahbah woman, dont follow your stomach to tell lies. God is watching all of us. Just accept your mistake and do your proper work because your so call figure does not reflect on the market. Shaameee let Bawumia teach you proper ...
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ahbah woman, dont follow your stomach to tell lies. God is watching all of us. Just accept your mistake and do your proper work because your so call figure does not reflect on the market. Shaameee let Bawumia teach you proper accounting
Victor A. Young 9 years ago

So what do you do with the bogus stats figure you fed the Ghanaian public---did you fry or bake the figures? Come on, get a grip and stop the lies. The figures you dished out just don't fly; they're bogus!

So what do you do with the bogus stats figure you fed the Ghanaian public---did you fry or bake the figures? Come on, get a grip and stop the lies. The figures you dished out just don't fly; they're bogus!
Whatever 9 years ago

Yet he had the audacity to question the integrity of the GSS whose data he has relied on throughout his professional career here in Ghana

Yet he had the audacity to question the integrity of the GSS whose data he has relied on throughout his professional career here in Ghana
Whatever 9 years ago

Trying to run down institutions he fed on when he was the deputy BOG governor. If Bawumia had any conscience, he would have appreciated the good works the Ghana Statistical service did for him to when he dep, BOG chai

Trying to run down institutions he fed on when he was the deputy BOG governor. If Bawumia had any conscience, he would have appreciated the good works the Ghana Statistical service did for him to when he dep, BOG chai
okukuseku 9 years ago

JUST LIKE DOCTORING THE PINCK SHEETS, HE IS NOW DOCTORING THE STATISTICS OF BOG. WHAT A PITY FOR A "DR. ECONOMIST"

JUST LIKE DOCTORING THE PINCK SHEETS, HE IS NOW DOCTORING THE STATISTICS OF BOG. WHAT A PITY FOR A "DR. ECONOMIST"
STONER KOBYLYNTON 9 years ago

Are you trying to revisit the past or the present economic situation? Bawumiah don't have concience as you portray him but he did help the then BoG Governor to institute prudent monetary policies that pave the way for your p ...
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Are you trying to revisit the past or the present economic situation? Bawumiah don't have concience as you portray him but he did help the then BoG Governor to institute prudent monetary policies that pave the way for your party (NDC)to have a good inflationary figures in 2009. Moving forward from '09 what are we seeing of the economy? The downtrend tells mismanagement which you people find it hard to grasp.

Tell me any country run by a government with good calibre who will come with a rate of exchange that differs from what the populace is depending on their daily activities and insist that still the legitimate official rate is as such? If such is true, individuals would then walk into BoG and buy their hard currencies without going to the cut-throat commercial banks and the Forex Bureaus. You may like it or not - The Cedi is the weakest currency under the planet now. Your government need to wake up from its performance slumber to alleviate this situation. NPP left a solid economic platform but woefully, NDC has wrecked it to total annihilation. E&OE.
Whatever 9 years ago

I guess single digit inflation and stable currency under Mills and Mahama from 2009 to 2012 was a downtrend and mismanagement too? Your mind must be in reverse. In 2008, the Government of which Bawumia was a part of went bank ...
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I guess single digit inflation and stable currency under Mills and Mahama from 2009 to 2012 was a downtrend and mismanagement too? Your mind must be in reverse. In 2008, the Government of which Bawumia was a part of went bankrupt, they couldn't even get $125m to pay teachers. They had to shameless sell Ghana telecom to raise that money on the back of a contrived excuse that Ghana Telecom was unprofitable. During that period, Dep. BOG Governor Bawumia was a director on Ghana Telecom' Board, where was his monetary acumen to enable Ghana Telecom take advantage of the then Telecom Market to make profit? Where was his monetary acumen of the deputy Bog Governor to advise his NPP administration on how to use state resources to raise money to meet its budget commitments? And then you lost power, you come and throw this highly incompetent individual to dare the people of Ghana into a debate.

For your information, forex currencies are the property of the Bank of Ghana under the law. Foreign currencies sold at retail rates by CBs are loaded with profits for the CBs and not for the Bank of Ghana who operates with motives that is NOT only solely profit-oriented. The Bank of Ghana is charge of the local currency so it has the responsibility towards it too in whatever it does
FIFI GBEVE 9 years ago

Bawumia aided NPP to cook up inflation figures during their reign. That is why he is so sure about what he is saying. Somebody tell him, he has joined the wrong party.

Bawumia aided NPP to cook up inflation figures during their reign. That is why he is so sure about what he is saying. Somebody tell him, he has joined the wrong party.
OSO 9 years ago

I hope you are a parent, and would be a grandmother in the future; so when you allow yourself to deny and lie; you'd be doing yourself a bloody disservice.
I can see that you are being persuaded to deny the truth.God is in c ...
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I hope you are a parent, and would be a grandmother in the future; so when you allow yourself to deny and lie; you'd be doing yourself a bloody disservice.
I can see that you are being persuaded to deny the truth.God is in control, Ewura Dr.
SHAGARI 9 years ago

We were all in Ghana here when Mahama Ayariga was complaining bitterly that, the Minister of Finance was speaking the truth too much and soo much that, the NDC gov't was always in trouble and that, he should learn rather fast ...
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We were all in Ghana here when Mahama Ayariga was complaining bitterly that, the Minister of Finance was speaking the truth too much and soo much that, the NDC gov't was always in trouble and that, he should learn rather fast and quickly how to lie and lie and lie. Mahama Ayariga was then the Minister of Information and was extremely vocal to the point of fuming, about the need for the NDC gov't operatives and political appointees to learn to lie through their teeth to make the gov't look good, even in the face of colossal, irrefutable, mountainous body of evidence to the contrary to the lies Mahama Ayariga wanted the Minister of Finance and all NDC political appointees to peddle to the unsuspecting public, because the truth was making their work particularly difficult.
Baba Jamal has also been heard voicing similar sentiments and that is where the popular refrain "goat is cow" statement came about.
The facts remain that there are glaring inconsistencies in the figures that does not make sense, and the fact that Dr. Bawumia worked with these same professionals could mean that, under his watch and the watch of the NPP party which was in gov't at the time, the expectation and requirement of his appointing authority was not to tele-guide the figures, command the figures into stability, artificially restrain the figures from galloping away as seen now. There was no "goat is cow" tolerance in his gov't, and an admonishment from the likes of Mahama Ayariga to lie to make the gov't look good.
The standards expected were much higher, so lets not be coy about these matters, because the fundamentals of the economy and the finances of the country is in the tanks, and there's a huge disconnect between what is the reality and what has been conjured to be the situation.
It's not to slight the BoG/GSS but to call for internal review mechanisms to engender credibility and confidence in the metrics and by extension the economy and the finances of the country.
That is a much higher standard which an NPP party brings to governance.
ADAM SOULE-MAN 9 years ago

GHANA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE UNPROFFESIONALISM OF THE NDC TEAM B DISSASTER,

GHANA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE UNPROFFESIONALISM OF THE NDC TEAM B DISSASTER,
Obeng 9 years ago

The dollar used to be GHC2.6. If after six months, it is trading at 3.74 by the banks, it has depreciated by 43.84. So how come the BOG is saying that is trading at 3.06 when it is actually trading at 3.74 plus? And you dont ...
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The dollar used to be GHC2.6. If after six months, it is trading at 3.74 by the banks, it has depreciated by 43.84. So how come the BOG is saying that is trading at 3.06 when it is actually trading at 3.74 plus? And you dont cook books? Only in Ghana
Daddy cash 9 years ago

wherether you cook your figures or you do not cook your figures no one cares about it. you wait for 2016 and see, we will sweep all of you there for you to kwon that the nation is not for NDC your pay masters.

wherether you cook your figures or you do not cook your figures no one cares about it. you wait for 2016 and see, we will sweep all of you there for you to kwon that the nation is not for NDC your pay masters.
Gyedabi 9 years ago

A guy was conversing with a school mate when all of a certain he wirnessed a mad man stabing a petty trsder on the side walk. The guy shouted, look, he stabbed him but his friend not seeing the man being stabbed said no he di ...
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A guy was conversing with a school mate when all of a certain he wirnessed a mad man stabing a petty trsder on the side walk. The guy shouted, look, he stabbed him but his friend not seeing the man being stabbed said no he did not stab him. Finally, the victim shouted "help help help for I habeen stabbed". By the time the on lookers attempted help the victim, he had died.
Gyedabi 9 years ago

Correction:
I meant ...when all of a sudden...

Correction:
I meant ...when all of a sudden...
Kanawu 9 years ago

Dr Philomena Nyarko, I don't doubt that you are a good mathematician. I wasn't. I failed my GCE O & A levels in mathematics but at managed to study STATISTICS at the degree level and say that you are also being economical to ...
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Dr Philomena Nyarko, I don't doubt that you are a good mathematician. I wasn't. I failed my GCE O & A levels in mathematics but at managed to study STATISTICS at the degree level and say that you are also being economical to the TRUTH. Please read "How to Lie with Statistics" a book written by Darrell Huff in 1954 presenting an introduction to statistics for the general reader. Huff was a journalist but was not a statistician.

The book is a brief, breezy, illustrated volume outlining errors when it comes to the interpretation of statistics, and how these errors may create incorrect conclusions. In the 1960s and '70s it became a standard textbook introduction to the subject of statistics for many college students. It has become one of the best-selling statistics books in history, with over one and a half million copies sold in the English-language edition.It has also been widely translated.

Themes of the book include "Correlation does not imply causation" and "Using random sampling". It also shows how statistical graphs can be used to distort reality, for example by truncating the bottom of a line or bar chart, so that differences seem larger than they are, or by representing one-dimensional quantities on a pictograph by two- or three-dimensional objects to compare their sizes, so that the reader forgets that the images do not scale the same way the quantities do. Dr Philomena Nyarko ( Madam statistician ) I will refer you to the following books as well Misuse of statistics, Lies, damned lies, and statistics and The Tiger That Isn't.
KKO 9 years ago

You don't cook the figures, you steam them! What do you mean by "not all price increases may be inflationary?" You truly do not believe that the massive fuel price increases this year, increase in utilities and school fees do ...
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You don't cook the figures, you steam them! What do you mean by "not all price increases may be inflationary?" You truly do not believe that the massive fuel price increases this year, increase in utilities and school fees do not contribute to inflation?

Dr Bawumia used the prices of real goods from real markets. Why don't you give us yours!

It feels really sad when politicians goad academics to make fools of themselves!
LISTEN 9 years ago

NANA IS TOOO OLD

NANA IS TOOO OLD
Yahaya 9 years ago

So what?

So what?
Yaa 9 years ago

Mrs Philomena Nyarko, come again. Ask anybody in the street whether inflation is shrinking and if the exchange rate is C3.03 to $1 and see what they will say to you. Tweeeeaaaaaaaa!

Mrs Philomena Nyarko, come again. Ask anybody in the street whether inflation is shrinking and if the exchange rate is C3.03 to $1 and see what they will say to you. Tweeeeaaaaaaaa!
Campaign Against Corruption 9 years ago

While the inflation figures are cooked or the basket of commodities being used in the inflation dynamics may no longer be relevant, a better measure of inflation for the average Ghanaian is pocket deflation, i.e. how much a w ...
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While the inflation figures are cooked or the basket of commodities being used in the inflation dynamics may no longer be relevant, a better measure of inflation for the average Ghanaian is pocket deflation, i.e. how much a wallet full of an identical amount of money can buy this year as compared to last year, and people's fear of going hungry.
YB 9 years ago

Yes you did, plz do no treat us like idiots

Yes you did, plz do no treat us like idiots
Antiochus - London 9 years ago

Shut up bitch! Since the last census have your office been able to produce the results?

Shut up bitch! Since the last census have your office been able to produce the results?
apuuu 9 years ago

Philomena you said you didn't cook inflation figure why took you long time to defend yourself you put statistics there you have all the information the minute Mr Bawumia said something about it you have to be ready to defend ...
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Philomena you said you didn't cook inflation figure why took you long time to defend yourself you put statistics there you have all the information the minute Mr Bawumia said something about it you have to be ready to defend but not so now you are taking apuuu
Osei Bonsu 9 years ago

WHAT A SHAME FOR GHANA: EXPOSING OUR LYING MACHINERY AND PROPAGANDER INTERNATIONALLY.
WHO IS THROWING DUST INTO THE EYES OF IGNORANT GHANAIANS?????
IT IS TIME WE STOP MAKING SUCH POLITICAL APPOINTEES WHO MAKE MATHEMATICS ...
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WHAT A SHAME FOR GHANA: EXPOSING OUR LYING MACHINERY AND PROPAGANDER INTERNATIONALLY.
WHO IS THROWING DUST INTO THE EYES OF IGNORANT GHANAIANS?????
IT IS TIME WE STOP MAKING SUCH POLITICAL APPOINTEES WHO MAKE MATHEMATICS A MOCKERY
Dust Thrower 9 years ago

dust in a desperate manner then what will happen if we give him chance for him to become a veep? He aint worth a pesewa to be relied on and some of us will not sit down for him to trick us in a funky style.

dust in a desperate manner then what will happen if we give him chance for him to become a veep? He aint worth a pesewa to be relied on and some of us will not sit down for him to trick us in a funky style.
TEETH 9 years ago

Just look at her face. The NDC liars all have sharp teeth.

Just look at her face. The NDC liars all have sharp teeth.
Ka Na Wu 9 years ago

NDC boils inflation figures.

NDC boils inflation figures.
truth 9 years ago

Ghanaian politicians and leaders free. Yes books are cooked?

Ghanaian politicians and leaders free. Yes books are cooked?
yaw apau 9 years ago

whether its inflation or not prices of ordinary goods are rising and this is a concern to all ordinary people in the country. Since she has an idea of the cause of these prices increases then she should advise government acco ...
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whether its inflation or not prices of ordinary goods are rising and this is a concern to all ordinary people in the country. Since she has an idea of the cause of these prices increases then she should advise government accordingly.
financial freedom 9 years ago

Figure are 24/7 by Internet innovate and get accurate figures it is the whole world not ghana alone grow up talk to your hairdresser may be a has student

Figure are 24/7 by Internet innovate and get accurate figures it is the whole world not ghana alone grow up talk to your hairdresser may be a has student
Kwabena Ansa 9 years ago

Dr. Nyarko, if you said that all of the sub-sectors have recorded inflation increases and taking your word for it as a true fact, don't you think the consequence of the increases would cause inflation to shoot up? And, assumi ...
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Dr. Nyarko, if you said that all of the sub-sectors have recorded inflation increases and taking your word for it as a true fact, don't you think the consequence of the increases would cause inflation to shoot up? And, assuming the inflation increases truly materialized, don't you think it's effect would force the nation's official exchange rate for Ghc. currency to a dollar to rise? That is, Ghanaians would need more Ghc. currency to exchange for a dollar.
In my view, I think, even though, you have every right to defend your Department's official determination of the nation's official Exchange Rate based on data and facts available to you, your explanation does not jive with economic reality and common sense. In view of that, I am of the opinion that
it is you rather who is attempting to throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaians and not Dr. Bawumia.
Kwame Angel 9 years ago

This woman should have been a Women's Organizer in the NDC rather than a statistician-turned politician. If inflation does not depict pure price changes, I don't know what does. It is possible this idiot is just another NDC b ...
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This woman should have been a Women's Organizer in the NDC rather than a statistician-turned politician. If inflation does not depict pure price changes, I don't know what does. It is possible this idiot is just another NDC bed warmer or is just behaving like her counterpart at the Bank of Ghana - kotow to the NDC to maintain your daily bread.
Law Speaks 9 years ago

Bawumia should now talk brabra again.

Bawumia should now talk brabra again.

We don’t “cook” inflation figures – Gov’t statistician

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