Ghana’s inflation, exchange rate data not credible - Bawumia

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  • RasBo @ London 11 years ago

    They have nothing constructive to offer, their stomach is their benchmark after that the rest of Ghanaians can go to hell.
    What reckless generation are these? They live their lives by scheming evil and becoming overlord in c ...
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  • Komla Agbeshie ( Ho ) 11 years ago

    Stop this nonsense and let us call a spade a spade.Dr. Bawumia is right and he said it sometime ago and you people of the doom party NDC raised insult on this noble man. Now what are we seeing? STUPID ,FOOL,Idiot like you ins ...
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  • Abua 11 years ago

    The 8 months waste of the nations time, to reap (broken record) me and you were not there, scared the investors, caused capital flight

  • Nsem fon Ahi 11 years ago

    Bawumia I used to respect you a lot but I don't think you said this. No Maybe the media reported you wrongly. If you really said this then you have shoot yourself in the foot. It was during Kufour's regime when you were the d ...
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  • jk 11 years ago

    what is Bawumia talking about? ANY GOOD ECONOMIST WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE A COMPARISON BETWEEN 2000-2008 WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD ECONOMIC WAS BOOMING AND TODAY. THE WORLD BANK TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THAT TO COMPARE AND CO ...
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  • jk 11 years ago

    I mean those buying his pink shit

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

    Any time there is burning embers of bonfire in camp NPP, comes Kojo Pink Sheet Bawumia, trying desperately hard to divert attention from their red hot inferno quarters they called democratic party. How amazing!!!

  • OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

    Arthur - Kennedy is the biggest buffoon in the NPP. Alan is too ambitious, he must wait for his time. God bless Nana Addo. I blame the supreme court judges.

  • cat- face bawumia 11 years ago

    Listen to the cat-face man woman. Bawumia, save our ears from your bogus economics. Are you better than the world bank economists? Vamoose from our face you traitor~! You will never be a vice president of your village Walewal ...
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  • KWASI AMOAH 11 years ago

    DR. BAWUMIAH is so stupid that at the Supreme Court during the 2012 Election Petition he declared openly and to the whole world that when the Presiding Officer forgot to put figures in the summation box, the answer was zer ...
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  • Whatever 11 years ago

    Aside from the fact that this Bawumia guy is wrongly calling closing rates as exchange rates, why does he repeatedly seek to instigate an attack on the cedi with speculations with the hope that it weakens? What he's doing is ...
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  • Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

    If Bank of Ghana keeps the rate of the cedi against the dollar artificially high, then it's Ghana that will lose because commercial banks can buy cheap dollars from Bank of and sell for huge profits as Dr Bawumia's data show. ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

    Kofi, have you checked your assessment with that of the Bank of Ghana's data for yourself or you are just singing a borrowed hymn page from economic de-la-soul Bawumia's?

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

    Thus, "wo ye mobo" means, You are a sad soul, a person or a character.

  • Gaisey R 11 years ago

    IMF IN THE COUNTRY AND THEY KNOW ALREADY THAT GHANAIANS ARE STUPID.
    IMF IS LAUNCHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

  • walid 11 years ago

    AND ARE NOT CREDIBLE THE FACTS ARE THE INFLATION IS OUT OF CONTROL IN GHANA AND THE CEDI DESTRUCTION IS NOT EASYING IS TRUE

  • INSIGTH TO THE MIND 11 years ago

    what a clear presentation!!!, bawumia. you said it all, these people are not only embarrassing, but they are also liars and incompetent. do they think Ghana is populated by only those who knows nothing about economics? did th ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

    No Sir, world bank had just praised Ghana's envious achievement for the last ten years and counting. Though, challenges remain, Ghana's economy is travelling full-speed on the right path said the World Bank. Google their site ...
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  • DAN 11 years ago

    AND BELIEVE IN YOUR NONSENSE?

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

    Why don't you run straight back to your rat hole and humbly stay put in there until the aliens from the planet Pluto come and rescue from your sorry self. I mean, on the double "you twart."

  • SAM 11 years ago

    WHAT A COUNTRY DO WE LIVE IN. BECAUSE OF POLICTICS SOME PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO FACTS. WHAT THE DR. IS SAYING IS THE ACTUAL FACT THAT GHANAIANS HAVE TO ACCEPT AND TO SEE HOW BEST THINGS CAN BE FIXED. I LIVE IN UK AND ...
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  • Kwame 11 years ago

    Gyimii b3n nie? Did you read what you wrote before sending it out? No wonder, you terminated school at class 4.

  • cat- face bawumia 11 years ago

    Bawumia, save our ears from your bogus economics. Are you better than the world bank economists? Vamoose from our face you traitor~! You will never be a vice president of your village Walewale much more Ghana. Get out of our ...
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  • KWADWO 11 years ago

    HAS DR.BAWUMIA HEARD OF CETERIS PARIBUS? THINGS HAVE CHANGED BUT HE IS STILL BEHAVING AS IF ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL,THAT IS WHERE HE ALWAYS
    FAIL.KNOCK OFF 4 ZEROS AND YOU ACHIEVE PARITY?

  • PA 11 years ago

    fools.They hate the truth

  • margaret 11 years ago

    if this was an examine you failed. he was not making comparisms. No matter how unpatriotic you are atleast you have your brains. use them. truth is one ok. he was gave an example of a trend Mr. serious ecomomist, i guess you ...
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  • walid 11 years ago

    there is no secret that Ghana is broke ,that the economy is in ruin
    and that the cedi is not going up anytime soon

  • Kwame Siaw 11 years ago

    Massa, Nsem fon Ahi ampa! You are talking nsem fon here. We need our country back on track and it starts by calling a spade a spade..not calling a spade a trowel. nonsense

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 11 years ago

    AUTHOR: MR. FIGURE-OUT----------------
    It is only in Ghana would such a dishonorably idiot be on the government pay roll. Professor Mill should be solely blamed for imposing those criminals on us. After Mills found Betty Mou ...
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  • Ato 11 years ago

    Shut ur mouth wat do knw

  • G pong 11 years ago

    bAWUMIA YOU KNOW THE TRUTH IS GHAna IS DOING WELL AND YOU COULD NOT HAvE DONE ANY BETTER!Is Ghana an exception to what happened in 2008(the collapse of the world's economy)? Why do you think people are moving back home to sta ...
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  • Yaa 11 years ago

    You must be living in fools paradise or you're simply delusional. How's Ghana doing well when most news are saying otherwise & Ghana seeking help from the IMF because of the collapse of the economy?

  • Pink shit talk 11 years ago

    YAA YOU CAN BUY THE PINK SHIT TALK NOT SOME OF US!!A good economics will not compare 200-2008 to any economy of today. Bawumia is talking pink Sheet. But for NDc who gave your father a job and connection and made it possible ...
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  • Pink shit talk 11 years ago

    a good economist

  • YAW 11 years ago

    What a shame,this guy should never be allowed to come anywhere near power. How can this guy look in the eye of the Ghanaian and deliberately run down the country to the detriment of ordinary folks, and then get up to the same ...
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  • Kwame Siaw 11 years ago

    Massa, did you actually post that?? I weep for Ghana

  • Nat 11 years ago

    The problem with ghanaians is too much politics. Why can't commentators argue this man with facts but rather raining insults on him. The man is expressing his opinion by making comparison if you think he is not right challeng ...
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  • Lady 11 years ago

    Thank you Nat, you're the most sensible and mature person on this forum.

  • jk 11 years ago

    ANY GOOD ECONOMIST WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE A COMPARISON BETWEEN 2000-2008 WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD ECONOMIC WAS BOOMING AND TODAY. THE WORLD BANK TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THAT TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST. THESE GUY IS JUST LOOKI ...
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  • Obahemah 11 years ago

    So, what's your point? Do you not believe that Ghana's economy is on steep slop and downwards it keep going...and those in authority who has no idea on how to fix it but only to be defensive and in denial

  • delia 11 years ago

    Nat, stay away. You are too smart for Ghanaweb.

  • Akos 11 years ago

    Nat, you are very reasonable. Which school did you attend? There are some people when they are floored in argumentation, all they can do is to start insulting. This is what some people are doing here. This is a mark of laz ...
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  • RasBo @ London 11 years ago

    What do you know apart from drinking akpeteshie and play draft. Bawumia can only convince shallow people like you but will never shake your hands...

    Anyway too much alcohol is not good you. try moderation....

  • KOLA,LONDON MAIN PROPER 11 years ago

    Bawumia is here again with his Dagati and Kookoase economics to draw attention from the prevailing cutlass wielding NPP fracas where Nana Chinese, Bokom Banku Afoko and Mafia Kwabena Agyepong are faced with each other in a no ...
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  • ADJOA WANGARA 11 years ago

    BETTER GET BACK TO THE PRIMARY CLASSROOM!

    KOLA you dirty Ewe with dirty English who Claims to be in London.
    I think you vagabond dirty creature with big mouth is rather in Aflao, where they "Export Rice from India and Chi ...
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  • Angel 11 years ago

    Adjoa you're funny, somebody need to put some sense in Kola's skull.

  • KOLA,LONDON MAIN PROPER 11 years ago

    The Kuffuor led Maladroit government promised the world of a new Ghana cedi will gain value when pegged with the dollar, what we have now is not what was promised.Nothing was put in place by this illiterate Bawumia and his Ko ...
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  • TEACHER 11 years ago

    "When you do monetization, it means you have deliberately pegged your currency to the major ones"

    Illiterate fool, do you know the difference between 'monetization' and redomination?. Kuffour did redomination and not monet ...
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  • ADJOA WANGARA 11 years ago

    Author: (KOLA outside LONDON)
    Date: 2014-08-21 17:48:22
    Comment to:DAGATI ECONOMICS


    KOLA! STUPID EWE IDIOT, WE ARE FED UP WITH YOUR DIRTY EWE ENGLISH:
    1): The Kuffuor led Maladroit government promised the world of a n ...
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  • Bawumia 11 years ago

    He was all for the stomach! when the whole world economy was booming in 2000, he send Ghana to HIPIC and pocketed money. flooded the economy with cocaine. The result Ghanians became thieves and Ghana become a jungle and unsaf ...
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  • YAW 11 years ago

    Isiot, Kuffour was not the President in 2000.

    If the whole world was booming in 2000, how come Rawlings who was the President had accumulated 9 billion in debt with a GDP of 3,8 billion and inflation at 42%?

    Are you th ...
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  • (KOLA outside LONDON) 11 years ago

    KOLA! STUPID EWE IDIOT, WE ARE FED UP WITH YOUR DIRTY EWE ENGLISH:
    1): The Kuffuor led Maladroit government promised the world of a new Ghana cedi will gain value when pegged with the dollar, ???

    2): to sustain the parity ...
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  • YAW 11 years ago

    "prevailing cutlass wielding NPP fracas"

    Huh? What are you trying to say? Write understanding English

  • oneday 11 years ago

    You are probably correct. But since you are posting here, I assume you have internet. Why don't you do a quick search with Moneygram or western union and try to estimate the very current exchange rates for yourself?
    E.g Es ...
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  • JAH LOVE 11 years ago

    ALL DIE BE DIE OPPOSITION

  • ADANKO 11 years ago

    THE MAN IS SAYING THE FIGURES DO NOT ADD UP. IF YOU AGREE WITH HIM COMMEND HIM , IF YOU DISAGREE WITH HIM SHOW WHERE YOU DISAGREE AND WHY SO THAT WE ALL LEARN AND MOVE ON. INSULTS ARE A LAZY PERSON'S WAY OF ARGUING A CASE.

  • mugu1 11 years ago

    Bawumia educated fool,nothing else cometh from their filty mouth.
    destruction of Ghanaand Africa is their trademark

  • Kwaku Tee 11 years ago

    If only you've spent a fraction of your time in reading Bawimia's submission,you would have understood what he is saying.How could interest rates and inflation rates be doing 100meters in opposite directions.

  • Queenie 11 years ago

    RasBo, so you want Ghanaians to simply turn a blind eye & accept the deplorable condition the nation is experiencing right now? You're a fool, tell me one good thing Mahama has done for the country since being in office? Seri ...
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  • SUNKWA 11 years ago

    IS THIS MAN DRUNK ON SOMETHING? HOW CAN ANYONE ONCE PRIVILEGED TO BE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF BANK OF GHANA BE RELENTLESSLY STRIVING TO SUBVERT THE ECONOMY AND NATIONAL CURRENCY?
    WHOEVER TOLD BAWUMIA THAT THE ROAD TO POWER LIES IN ...
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  • STAPH-PHILADELPHIA 11 years ago

    Thanks for chronicling the characteristics of Ghana's big but ignorant and lazy opposition party.
    In addition, they employed the services of foreign security detail for the Presidency during Kuffuor, foolishly redenominated ...
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  • FTGOMG 11 years ago

    Lazy? You just look in the mirror to find it! You are an old bastard withering away because you have achieved nothing in your life.
    Go ahead! Blame other for your failure!

  • Kwame Siaw 11 years ago

    Bla bla bla bla bla...and so what? spare us your history talk. What is the cedi doing now? You guys are the reason why our country will never be fixed. We ALL need solutions to get our country back on track and not unnecessar ...
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  • Amanfour 11 years ago

    RasBo, you make not sense at all. Which aspect of what Dr Bawumia is saying does nor make sense? or you are not educated enough to understand what he is saying?

  • Obahemah 11 years ago

    What an idiot? It seems all the economic jargon are well over your head. This man is giving us basic economy 101 and you don't seem to have any idea what he's saying. best is for you to call your village chief or elder of y ...
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  • Daavi 11 years ago

    You are supposed to comment on Exchange Rate and Inflation,but what you wrote has no bearing on these subjects. So so propaganda all the time. Stay in the streets of London.

  • margaret 11 years ago

    this fuxated attitudes will lead us nowhere. does his submission make sense to you. do you care about Ghana. l hope you have a conscience. but ???????

  • Ras Bo @ London 11 years ago

    They have nothing constructive to offer, their stomach is their benchmark after that the rest of Ghanaians can go to hell.
    What reckless generation are these? They live their lives by scheming evil and becoming overlord in c ...
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  • Before & After 11 years ago

    Is there any credible thing from Ghana apart from corruption?

  • MANTSE 11 years ago

    This article suggests clearly that Bank of Ghana and the Ghana Statistical Service need to clarify their respective positions and explain to Ghanaians why we must TRUST their numbers and not what is offered herein.

    That Co ...
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  • Osei Yao 11 years ago

    BAWUMIA WAS A DEPUTY AT THE BoG. Why is every bank allowed to fix its own exchange rate. In the uk there is exchange rate mechanism by which the the banks agree on the exchange rate. The way it is, any rogue bank may choose a ...
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  • Kay 11 years ago

    Just get a bottle of ice kenkey after that read what Bawumia is saying you will understand him.What Statistical Service is saying is like telling kids that a naked fire and petrol can never cause flame.

  • Papa 11 years ago

    Bawumia thinks he can attack BoG for his political gain. Remember that you used the same data when you were there as second deputy. The re-denomination you did was only an artificial stuff, if your time you were able to imple ...
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  • Kay 11 years ago

    Even your mum sometimes can cook a bad food,BOG & Statistical Service have got it wrong that is what Bawumia is saying.How could interest/exchange rates and inflation rate do hide and seek?

  • KAY 11 years ago

    So tell me Mr Know all, what data of data were you using during your 8 years in power? Were they also not credible? Bawumia, please spare me this nonsense. Everything NPP good, NDC bad. Whats wrong with these primitive bush m ...
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  • Kwame Siaw 11 years ago

    Ofcourse is cheap. Go and ask President Mahama. I think he can give you a full lecture on that subject

  • YAW 11 years ago

    stupid analysis by bawumia. don't you know that the black market rate is always higher than the official rate. bawumia is ignorant because of npp negative politics, he vcan't see any thing.

  • BE POSITVE BAWUMIA 11 years ago

    BAWUMIA WHY ARE YOU SO NEGATIVE AND RUNNING DOWN THE COUNTRY ALL THE TIME...ARE YOU THE ONLY INTELLIGENT PERSON IN GHANA...PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK

  • BYRCE 11 years ago

    IGNORANT GHANAIANS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION

  • KOFI MONKEY 11 years ago

    DON'T YOU ALL KNOW ALREADY THAT THE GOV SAYS THEY ARE GOING TO THE IMF TO GET CREDIBILITY? THE DR. IS CAUTIONING THEM TO RECHECK THEIR NUMBERS, PLSE GROW UP

  • DAN 11 years ago

    DID YOU NOT SEE HIS INTELLIGENCE IN COURT? Of course he is the only smart economist around who says the truth and receives insults in return from the ndc. All he predicted so far have come true. He gave advice to the governm ...
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  • Naadu 11 years ago

    Dr Bawumia has said it all. I suggest Mr Crookes, the World Bank official in Ghana, had his notes from the bank of Ghana and GSS. This is too deceptive. Oh Allah help mother Ghana. liars and corruption are becoming too rampan ...
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  • Say the TRUTH 11 years ago

    IS ECONOMICS/FINANCE STUPID???????

    IT IS ONLY THOSE WHO ARE FOOLS AND STUPID THAT WOULD HIDE UNDER SUCH REALITIES ON THE GROUND (REAL MARKET, FINANCE, BANKING, ECONOMY) THAT WOULD COME OUT AND SAY WHAT BAWUMIA IS SAYING IS ...
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  • KK Zurich 11 years ago

    You used these numbers from the GSS to write and pass your GCE A levels and Econs at Legon. You worked with these same stats at BOG, why are u now questioning their credibility?

  • DB 11 years ago

    Some of you are just plian stupid. You refuse to use your brains the minute your NDC is criticised. For your info, Bawumia was able to use the numbers years ago because at that time, the nation was not being run on propaganda ...
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  • YAW USA 11 years ago

    No wonder NDC will continue to be fools and keep begging people to help them feed their family. Nonsense i should work and give my money to useless NDC supporters who still don't learnt with the current situation in Ghana.

  • KAKABO 11 years ago

    In 1999 Rawlings NDC cooked and falsified figures to the world bank and Ghana was punished and made to pay a fine. Now it is coming again. Crooks will always remain crooks. Tweaaaa. Nobody should be surprised That is NDC for ...
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  • Mr. Mister 11 years ago

    They are stealing remittances by their low rate. They will give you 3.03 instead of 3.70 and chop the difference.

  • Victor A. Young 11 years ago

    Thank you Prophet Dr. Bawumia for making us open our eyes on what's really Ghana's economic situation as regards data and statistics provided by gov't. May you receive God's blessings and protection as you continue to inspire ...
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  • Agyeman 11 years ago

    I think it is high time Dr. Bawumia is told he is not the best Economist in Ghana. he supervised the depreciation of the cedi leading to re denomination in 2007. Or is it another way of saying all die be die or is it just laz ...
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  • paps 11 years ago

    folks like you are the reason why Ghana is suffering

  • Nana Appiah 11 years ago

    He knows best because that was exactly what they were doing during Kuffuor's tenure in office...They falsified figures to deceive Ghanaians..Now, reality is setting in..YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE..

  • Nicholas 11 years ago

    He has the chance to input this at the Senchi forum but refuse to attend and now want to be vice president where is his love for this country. he and his Akuffo Addo will loose again.

  • Senchi 11 years ago

    Nico, the gentleman came out and announced that the economy was in a bad state, thereafter, he was chastised, he was insulted, the Ayariga's and co came out that the economy was fine. Then afterwards, the president admitted ...
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  • JOY T. 11 years ago

    this man talks too much. solutions are needed not too many talks

  • lukman 11 years ago

    plz plz can some tell this fool to look for new job

  • paps 11 years ago

    Oh Ghana why do we still have people like you in the system why why......
    you call bawumia fool?

  • Kwame Siaw 11 years ago

    Do you really want Ghana to succeed? I dont think so. What have you achieved in your life to call an economist a fool? I pity you my dear friend and i weep for Ghana

  • Bobbie 11 years ago

    HE KNOWS WHAT HE´S TALKING ABOUT, THIS IS WHAT THEY USED TO DO WHEN THEY WERE IN GOVERNMENT.

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  • Boss 11 years ago

    Does somebody have any analysis to challenge Bawumia. Present it. Perfect analysis Bawumia.

  • Akos 11 years ago

    Boss, I agree totally with you. I wished all those against Dr.'s analysis could have come out with some facts and figures to rubbish what he has said. Unfortunately, some people who are JSS dropouts are insulting him.

  • KK 11 years ago

    Akos. You are right. Any time I read comments in this forum I feel very Sad for Ghana. There are not many right thinking people. Dr. Bawumia is saying that the exchange rate displayed by 13 Banks show that, The BoG rate canno ...
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  • ST. THOMAS 11 years ago

    BAWUMIA CHOPPED RE-DENOMINATION MONIES

  • John Amankwah 11 years ago

    I bought a box of chicken @ 50 cedis in Feb 2014. It is now 90 cedis. Come on Gss! Stop ur lies. Ur figures are ficticious.

  • kaykay 11 years ago

    is the chicken imported? the cedi should continue depreciating untill Ghanaians are no longer able to pay for their insatiable appetite for imported goods. wait till the rate hits GHC10/$ and lets see whether u will pay GHC20 ...
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  • GHANA FIRST 11 years ago

    With all these analysis and various platform used.Can't you use ur knowledge to help the country and not party. What a World!. Politics is tearing this country apart with all the experts we have....GHANA FIRST

  • Klutse 11 years ago

    Well, help who? Go tell Mr. 'Yentie Obiara' to listen and learn.

  • Seko 11 years ago

    Fantastic, this is maturity at display. Simple english, simple illustrations and you will know that some people are more sensible than others.But, but, they will not stop fighting only to lose again and cry foul. Shame on you ...
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  • Elijah 11 years ago

    When you were deputy governor of the bank of Ghana what did you do to enhance the credibility of the institution's data collection and processing? It is always easy to criticize but you are part of the problem we all face and ...
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  • Left of Centre 11 years ago

    The Detractors will always decry any thing not to their taste. Bawumia speaks the truth whether you like or not.

  • come get me 11 years ago

    this guy can't be serious...i have a receipt here which i sent money last month n this month n the exchange rate was 3.03..so thats what you are wishing for?? everything should go bad so people can call on you??? i don't th ...
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  • Fredygray 11 years ago

    yes,i also sent money gram and its 3.03. But when you have dollars in Ghana and want to change, u get 3.8 at banks and forex beraux and 4+ on the black market. So my sister have advised me not to send money through money gram ...
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  • Kanawu 11 years ago

    No sane person in any part of developed world will rely statistics compiled in Ghana for anything. We are liars period. This is not being smart it is about honesty

  • Pink shit talk 11 years ago

    A good economics will not compare 200-2008 to any economy of today. Bawumia is talking pink Sheet. But for NDc who gave your father a job and connection and made it possible to send you abroad with your history major where wo ...
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  • Shokolokobankoshay 11 years ago

    The NDC government is not credible.
    The government lies and who can believe anything they say. Dr. Bawumia is telling the truth and the NDC simply have to challenge him, but I dare anyone that the NDC have not the gut to mee ...
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  • Mr. Mister 11 years ago

    Look at the insults because all Bawumia is saying is truth. Ghanaians will continue destroying Ghana, running to abrokyre and still talking rot. Dr. Bawumia don't bother yourself...leave them with ee dey bee k3k3. Is good for ...
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  • JMP 11 years ago

    If Bawumiah does not understand pink sheets information and cannot do simple arithmetic's, how can he analyses economic issues professionally?

  • Joe 11 years ago

    Bawumia is just telling the incompetent NDC that they are just useless managing the economy of the nation.

  • AKONFEM MAHAMA 11 years ago

    FOOOOOOLS NDC,MAHAMA DOG BOYS,ARE INCOMPETENT,EVILS,CRIMINLASD,CORRUPT,MAFIAS CAN NOT GET IT,SHAME,PUUUUUUULSHIT

  • Wikileaks. 11 years ago

    Ghana is a Cursed nation,period. Ghanaians adore dishonesty and lies and now they have the NDC to lead them to the ''Promised Land''.

  • John -Tema 11 years ago

    Thats what we want & we have it

  • Mr T 11 years ago

    Insults are covering much of the white space given on this media. Why can't Ghanaians respect each other and genuinely discuss issues that affect all of us. We have problems upon problem, from Axim to Zabzugu and yet instead ...
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  • Goodluck 11 years ago

    Ghana is Really led by Political Vampires.Ghana is important than any political party but unfortunately,some of us are not prepared to accept any meaningful analysis because of Stupid Partisanship.Bawumia has raised very crit ...
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  • Akos 11 years ago

    Goodluck, this is Ghana for you. Some Ghanaians are prepared to sleep hungry because of dirty party politics since they are not prepared for the truth. I want to believe that all those criticizing Dr. Bawumia without refutin ...
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  • THA 11 years ago

    Please go to Walewale and teach your economics.You will be disgrace in 2016.

  • Mankind 11 years ago

    Those showering insults on Dr. Bawumia can't analyze,comprehend,and actually add, multiply, divide and subtract!! What a shame for tribal and party thinkers!! WOW!! how pathetic!! Are these fools criticizing this Doctor reall ...
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  • Kwame 11 years ago

    This is living Economics; one that everyone understands. Read the text and even if you are an SHS leaver you understand everything. People in Statistical Service and BOG must bury their heads in shame. You massage figures and ...
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  • Shokolokobankoshay 11 years ago

    I would like to compare President Mahama to Dr. Bawumia.

    Mahama - Lies
    Bawumia - Tell it like is.

    Mahama - No vision for Ghana.
    Bawumia - Has enormous vision.

    Mahama - Corrupt Leader.
    Bawumia-What you see is what ...
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  • Vasco KYEI-BAFFOUR 11 years ago

    if wrong prescription is given to a patient, he/she suffers the effects; if a driver takes the wrong road, the passengers suffer the consequences; and the body as a system suffers defects of taking wrong food.
    The GSS should ...
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  • Vasco KYEI-BAFFOUR 11 years ago

    if wrong prescription is given to a patient, he/she suffers the effects; if a driver takes the wrong road, the passengers suffer the consequences; and the body as a system suffers defects of taking wrong food.
    The GSS should ...
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  • Dakora Gilbert ( CAMBODIA ) 11 years ago

    Why all this politics ? Do you think you can perform better if happen one day to become president of Ghana ? I want to ask you : is it Ghana the first country in the world to face economic hardships ? As an economist (you) kn ...
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  • Akos 11 years ago

    Dakora, your comment clearly shows that you have not understood Dr. Bawumia's point. I propose that you get somebody who can understand English correctly to educate you on what Dr. Bawumiah has said.

  • Sautéed 11 years ago

    Oh non thinking Ghanaians, Bawumia is not the only person who sees something wrong with Ghana's inflation. Read CNNMONEY, Reuters, Bloomberg & other news outlet. Why hurled insult at the man for telling the truth?

  • onipanua 11 years ago

    Stop making noise,Bawumia!!!1 The opposition always has answers to all problems facing the nation.Was the NPP government of Kuffuor able to solve the nation's
    economic problems?Just making noise for votes.

  • Kwame Siaw 11 years ago

    Massa, what do you do and where do you work? Because i dont think you live in the Ghana all Ghanaians are living in now.

  • Amoah Boateng 11 years ago

    Yes ,what have is truth but nothing.the state must do something about .
    Thanks.
    Amoah Boateng.
    Uk

  • patrick k 11 years ago

    the economic jesus. indeed a broken record.

  • CALM 11 years ago

    NDC strongholds are poorest yet they continue to vote for this criminal party..FANTIS EWES NORTHERNERS use ur heads.....NDC leaders only care about themselves.... GYEEDA SADA SUBAH............. now YES.......THIEVES..

  • USMAN 11 years ago

    Dr Bawumia's analysis has indeed demonstrated the superiority of the British trained mind over those of the local classroom champions. You see, I don't have a university degree but I can easily see that the figures always ch ...
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  • Corrupt gov't, corrupt figures. 11 years ago

    NDC has corrupted everything, including state institutions. Shame

  • Mallam Tula-2 11 years ago

    WELL;WELL;WELL; "TAR SHE BLOWS AGAIN";DR BAWUMIA RIPPING THE HEART OUT OF THE NDC WITH HIS SIMPLE ECONOMIC THEORIES BUT GHANA MAN WILL SOON HEAR FROM SAM GEORGR : ABLAKWA: ALLOTEY JACOBS : FIFI KWETTEY THE ECONOMIC GURU OF TH ...
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  • Bawumeow 11 years ago

    exhange rates which stand at 3.05 cedis to the dollar as of today. Usually I don't comment on this struggling teacher in the U.S. who turned economist in Ghana because of his low ebb analysis but this statement is quite grave ...
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  • Yaw 11 years ago

    MoneyGram and other transfer agencies use BOG approved rate. They are not independent of BOG.

  • Say the TRUTH 11 years ago

    WHY IS IT THAT MONEYGRAM & WESTERNuNION ONLY EXCHANGE ANYOTHER FOREIGN MONEY TO CEDIS BUT NOT OTHER WAY ROUND CHANGING CEDIS & TRANSFERING THEM INTO FOREIGN MONEY AND TRANSFER FOR GHANAIANS FROM GHANA TO OTHER COUNTRIES!!!!
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  • Pee 11 years ago

    I am not an expert in economics but the education you have given is enough to make me one. You were down to earth which any illiterate at all can understand. Thank you for exposing GSS. What they are doing reminds me of 'Anim ...
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  • BOTH MUST GO 11 years ago

    Apprentice Governor and Apprentice Statistician working for a Lying and Looting Government. That is what we have. Poor Ghana !!!

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    Doesn't Bawumia know that the major source of supply of Banks forex is the Bank of Ghana? Rates quoted by Banks is called CLOSING RATES. Closing rates are not the exchange rates. If Banks treasury buy from BOG at rates of 3. ...
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  • GHANAVIA 11 years ago

    Listen to yourself, Mr Whatever.
    Are you able to construct simple sentence? Do not pretend to be knowledgeable in Finance and Economics; for your ignorance is very manifest in your writings. Your English makes it very defic ...
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  • Whatever 11 years ago

    Rates quoted by the commercial banks are CLOSING RATES and it's the median of all the rates of the day. A whole economist you don't know this. The rates quoted by BOG serves as the baseline for banks in fixing their rates. Th ...
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  • Akos 11 years ago

    Wow, Bawumia seems to be irking in some people's skin because he spoke the truth.

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    Does Bawumia know what's called CLOSING RATES? When Bank of Ghana is quoting Exchange rates as supplier of currencies to the Banks, Bawumia is quoting closing rates of intermediaries. Is this not intellectually shameful and d ...
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  • MANKIND 11 years ago

    Adoe and Bawume can never do any thing good for ghanaians they are useless.

  • Kwame Siaw 11 years ago

    massa, u can use whatever financial term for the rate and it wont change the truth. Go to the forex bureau and change 100ghc then come back and post the rate here. Nonsense

  • Hard Listeners 11 years ago

    Obviously, NDC commentators would pick again on this man but the end result would be a "bailout" or "bail in" for the economy. Stop this sycophancy, NDC people and help move this dear country of ours forward. Remember it woul ...
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  • Odoi 11 years ago

    You will not come near to power. A schemer

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    He knows if he keeps speculating and get others to do same, it will rachet up pressure on the cedi to make it fall because it will too strong for what BOG is doing to remedy the situation. Is a person with Ghana at heart? Wha ...
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  • KK 11 years ago

    Bawumia should show leadership and resolve the fight in the party that he want to lead and stop talking fake economics, when his house is on fire - look at his face over there?

  • Enlightened One 11 years ago

    Only fools will insult Dr. Bawumiah for revealing lies of the government and its propaganda schemes. What was the price of a bag of cement same season last year? How much does it sell today in Ghana? Oh typical fools, when wi ...
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  • Whatever 11 years ago

    No right-thinking economist will SPECULATE to bring a currency down, all just because you want a Government to fail so that you can and rule. Why is Bawumia always trying to instigate an attack on the cedi? And he's doing tha ...
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  • DB 11 years ago

    Nonsense, what attack on which cedi? Why on earth would you even think of lying about economic indicators like Omane Boamah tried to do. You people have no respect for Ghanaians and take us for fools hence the constant lies a ...
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  • Fred said 11 years ago

    THE INSULTED AMIDU TOO WHO GOT OUR MONIES BACK

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    Don't throw Geordina Woods selective justice into our eyes? Amidu was only a pawn used by Georgina Woods to score political points for NPP

  • MANKIND 11 years ago

    NPP WAITING FOR GHANAIANS TO DIE B4 THEY COME AND RULE,WHO? THEY HAVE NO ANY PLANS 4 US IF THEY ARE ONLY SAVING MONEY 4 POLITICS.AFTER THERE IS NO A SHIP WHAT WILL THEY CAPTAIN?

  • rukaya 11 years ago

    Bawumia must give us a break. This your analysis will not be made by an S H S Student of Economist let alone a Phd. Holder. Do you think performance of an Economy is just limited to only inflation and exchange rate? you were ...
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  • RIGHT ON POINT 11 years ago

    I was sharing similar facts with one of friends infact I was shocked to see the figures from government when all the forex including online ones shows totally different picture. And against the euro, it was almost every 3hour ...
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  • kwabena amankwah 11 years ago

    Hmmm, i am not surprised at the figures these two institutions have been churning out for some time now. From my own observation since ndc took over the reigns of governance in Ghana, the figures have never been credible. eve ...
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  • GhanaMassai,France. 11 years ago

    Here comes again the expert statistician with his usual litany of incomprehensible statistical data which earned him & his NPP a gigantic zero in their bid to be declared winners of the 2012 presidential election. Mr. Bawumia ...
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  • Fred said 11 years ago

    AT YOUR OWN PERIL. THOSE HERE INSULTING BAWUMIAH ARE THE ONES WHO WANT THE WHOLE WORLD TO BELIVE THAT A COW IS A GOAT; THEY CANNOT SEE REALITY FROM FICTION OR MEMBERS OF THE LOOTING BRIGADE WHO HEAR NOTHING, SEE NOTHING AND ...
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  • Paa Joe 11 years ago

    WHO IS AN ECONOMIST AND WHAT IS HIS ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTRY.

    THIS GUY IS ONLY A PREACHER AND HAS NOTHING IN HIS SLEEVES FOR THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF GHANA.

    BEWARE OF CHEAP MOMEY

  • ASH 11 years ago

    Don't play politics with our economy. Don't use this to divert attention of the problems confronting your party.

  • Thomas Quaye 11 years ago

    It is a shame to all social scientists in Ghana including university professors that in Ghana only Bawumia is regarded as an economic guru. Who is Bawumia? How many papers has he published in international journals? Let us st ...
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  • Akos 11 years ago

    Jealousy is not good. Dr. Bawumia is very intelligent. Call a spade a spade. Read his CV and you would know how many papers he has published in international journals. Thomas, may be besides this forum, what have you ever ...
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  • Law Speaks 11 years ago

    Opposition is frustrating Bawumia too much.

  • Kwaku, Virginia 11 years ago

    Dr. Bawumia, please continue to teach them.

  • GHANA BOY 11 years ago

    Is the almighty NPP waiting to come to power before they can save the situation you are all gangsters and god will damn all of you.

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    The BNI should pick up criminal speculators who are cleverly talking by-heart so as to ratchet up pressure on the cedi to make it resist to BOG intervention. What Bawumia is doing is a criminal attack on the cedi and it shoul ...
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  • Nii Ankrah 11 years ago

    Bravo you have caught them again.Its so obvious the figures are fake this is what we call voodoo economics

  • DD 11 years ago

    Bought dollars from Barclays on Tuesday. It was 3.79.

  • Abongo 11 years ago

    Shut up

  • ASEM 11 years ago

    Dr. Bawumia is right on the fixed administrative exchange rate set by the BoG as it will not encourage anyone to save or transact business in GHS. In this situation, the $ will be scarce, its value will automatically apprecia ...
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  • Ernest 11 years ago

    I want the NDC people to understand that, what Dr is saying is the rate for exchanging a cedi to a dollar and all that analysis are true. Please, let's respect the man because he knows best. What is preventing the NDC and it' ...
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  • boatemaa 11 years ago

    why is that money sent through money gram the rate is 3.030200=$1

  • Frank 11 years ago

    well,yes i can see that too....but it has a reason why:so a bank can buy the dollar(example)for 3.12Ghs(BOG) and sell it then for 3.87Ghs(international fx rate)...clearly a way to make banks richer than they are...and BOG hel ...
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