Ghana’s Troubled Economy and Seth Terkper

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• Substitute Teacher 10 years ago

  Fools die for want of wisdom. If you can't stand heat, then don't play in the kitchen.

  Fools die for want of wisdom. If you can't stand heat, then don't play in the kitchen.

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• GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

  THE CEDI/CITY....
  THE CEDI/CITY IS LIKE A TABLE. IT NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY 4 LEGS. IN MOST WSTRN ECONOMIES, THEIR CURRENCIES ARE SUPPORTED. IN GH, NO SUPOPORT. JUST THE TABLE TOP.
  @IN GH, WE IMPORT MORE. EXPORT LESS
  @WE ...
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  THE CEDI/CITY....
  THE CEDI/CITY IS LIKE A TABLE. IT NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY 4 LEGS. IN MOST WSTRN ECONOMIES, THEIR CURRENCIES ARE SUPPORTED. IN GH, NO SUPOPORT. JUST THE TABLE TOP.
  @IN GH, WE IMPORT MORE. EXPORT LESS
  @WE BRING IN CONSTRUCTION LABORERS FROM OUTSIDE.
  @TOO MUCH BORROWING
  @WE DONT PAY BACK THE DEFICIT
  NO FACTORIES.
  GH IS NOW AN SERVICE AND IMPORT NATION. IF U CAN CREATE, U ARE DEAD!
  SO NOW U KNOW WHY THE CEDI IS AS HEAVY AS A BAG OF AIR.....LOL
  THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, FOLKS!
  THE MOMONI LEADERS ARE TOO LAZY TO THINK. BUSY LYING TO US N STEALING.
  ALL THEY KNOW IS SAYING YESSA MASSA TO WHITEMAN N TAKING OUR
  MONIES TO THEIR FOREIGN BANKS. GYIMIFUO, WAT HAPPND TO MOBUTU?

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• OKOE 10 years ago

  DO YOU REALLY THINK THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY IS THE MAKING OF THE FINANCE MINISTER? THE ECONOMY WAS BAD WHEN HE TOOK OVER THE MINISTRY. HE AND OTHERS WERE SAYING THAT MORE MONEY WAS BEING THROWN AFTER WORKERS SALARIES AND LES ...
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  DO YOU REALLY THINK THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY IS THE MAKING OF THE FINANCE MINISTER? THE ECONOMY WAS BAD WHEN HE TOOK OVER THE MINISTRY. HE AND OTHERS WERE SAYING THAT MORE MONEY WAS BEING THROWN AFTER WORKERS SALARIES AND LESS FOR DEVELOPMENT. I SHALL SAY IT AGAIN THAT LETTING MR. TERKPER GO WILL SOLVE WHAT AILS THE ECONOMY. TO BE OUT OF OUR FISCAL SITUATION NEEDS THE CONCERTED EFFORT OF ALL, NOT JUST THE FINANCE MINISTER. TUC MUST DO THE MATH AND COMPARE THE SUM OF PUBLIC SALARY NOW COMPARED TO A FEW YEARS AGO AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT IS TAKING MORE OF GHANA'S RESOURCES.

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• GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

  THE CEDI/CITY....
  THE CEDI/CITY IS LIKE A TABLE. IT NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY 4 LEGS. IN MOST WSTRN ECONOMIES, THEIR CURRENCIES ARE SUPPORTED. IN GH, NO SUPOPORT. JUST THE TABLE TOP.
  @IN GH, WE IMPORT MORE. EXPORT LESS
  @WE ...
  read full comment

  THE CEDI/CITY....
  THE CEDI/CITY IS LIKE A TABLE. IT NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY 4 LEGS. IN MOST WSTRN ECONOMIES, THEIR CURRENCIES ARE SUPPORTED. IN GH, NO SUPOPORT. JUST THE TABLE TOP.
  @IN GH, WE IMPORT MORE. EXPORT LESS
  @WE BRING IN CONSTRUCTION LABORERS FROM OUTSIDE.
  @TOO MUCH BORROWING
  @WE DONT PAY BACK THE DEFICIT
  NO FACTORIES.
  GH IS NOW AN SERVICE AND IMPORT NATION. IF U CAN CREATE, U ARE DEAD!
  SO NOW U KNOW WHY THE CEDI IS AS HEAVY AS A BAG OF AIR.....LOL
  THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, FOLKS!
  THE MOMONI LEADERS ARE TOO LAZY TO THINK. BUSY LYING TO US N STEALING.
  ALL THEY KNOW IS SAYING YESSA MASSA TO WHITEMAN N TAKING OUR
  MONIES TO THEIR FOREIGN BANKS. GYIMIFUO, WAT HAPPND TO MOBUTU?

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• Mensah John 10 years ago

  The President should know that his problem started from the time the total removal of petroleum subsidies was implimented. This policy was raised during time of late ATTA but he objected to it and everything was on going wel ...
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  The President should know that his problem started from the time the total removal of petroleum subsidies was implimented. This policy was raised during time of late ATTA but he objected to it and everything was on going well, and that made you to come to power. Since from the time you accept to the implimentation of this policy you can give verdit to yourself on the economie. Petroleum product goes up, everything goes up. Mr. President, shine your eye, and listen to the people. Two heads is better than one.

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• Jokoto 10 years ago

  Oh please, as not fit for the job as our finance minister may be, he is just a typical example of any NDC minister. But he is at least a honest person though that does not mean he should remain at post. Which person at any po ...
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  Oh please, as not fit for the job as our finance minister may be, he is just a typical example of any NDC minister. But he is at least a honest person though that does not mean he should remain at post. Which person at any post within the government is doing any thing good? They are all the same arrogant, clueless talkatives like their leader so now only Terkper is to blame? The solution my dear Ghanaians is to uproot them all from power come 2016 that is if Ghana remains sovereign and not already bought by a country like Serbia. Tweaaaaaa

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• hajia 10 years ago

  Yes, the situation is challenging but we should give Seth time to fix it. after all, a bad case needs drastic measures to mitigate the situation. lets help by checking corruption, tax evasion and other economic malfeasance in ...
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  Yes, the situation is challenging but we should give Seth time to fix it. after all, a bad case needs drastic measures to mitigate the situation. lets help by checking corruption, tax evasion and other economic malfeasance in the country

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• imoro 10 years ago

  I believe seth should be set aside for some one to try

  I believe seth should be set aside for some one to try

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• K MAN 10 years ago

  I am not here to cast accusations but every minister needs to show honesty, which apparently Tekper is doing so then the issue is whether or not he is competent.
  
  Kowledgeable media, members of the opposition and other pers ...
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  I am not here to cast accusations but every minister needs to show honesty, which apparently Tekper is doing so then the issue is whether or not he is competent.
  
  Kowledgeable media, members of the opposition and other persons in societies such as business people should help raise concerns and continue to do so. This is not to undermine the government but to make it known that only with everyone being transparent and communicating the issues will Ghana overcome this.
  
  NDC have never been good economic managers but that does not mean that Ghanaians should wish for failure on Tekper IF he is willing to listen and take on board some of the issues that are identified by those who have sound knowledge of the issues.

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• K MAN 10 years ago

  The fact that he has not been willing to tow the party line on public spending numbers (by way of shifting the entire blame onto public sector workers) is a good thing....although the public sector wagebill in Ghana is still ...
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  The fact that he has not been willing to tow the party line on public spending numbers (by way of shifting the entire blame onto public sector workers) is a good thing....although the public sector wagebill in Ghana is still way to high for an efficiently run country.

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• EC 10 years ago

  When the NDC got into gov't in 2009 and were looting helter-skelter under the aegis of then Vice President Mahama as the head of the economic management team, I guess it never dawned on them that a day was coming, when the re ...
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  When the NDC got into gov't in 2009 and were looting helter-skelter under the aegis of then Vice President Mahama as the head of the economic management team, I guess it never dawned on them that a day was coming, when the reckless thievery and looting was going to leave the finances and the economy of the country high and dry and in the ditch, for it to be described that, all the meat has been chewed and left with the bones. The day of reckoning would surely come insha allah, at the ballot box.

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