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Moody's rating is 'an upgrade' - Economist tells Bawumia

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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 7 years ago

    DR BAWUMIA: _____-----International rating agency Moody’s has not upgraded Ghana’s sovereign credit rating contrary to assertions by the Mahama administration to that effect, the vice-presidential nominee of the main oppo ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 7 years ago

    DR BAWUMIA: ******_____-----International rating agency Moody’s has not upgraded Ghana’s sovereign credit rating contrary to assertions by the Mahama administration to that effect, the vice-presidential nominee of the mai ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 7 years ago

    Author: OGIMAN
    Comment to: NPP’s Manhyia North poll was ‘bribery and curses
    He said "the NPP had lost its identity and had now become the preserve of the rich, who were actively buying votes to win internal elections.
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  • True Talk 7 years ago

    Moody's also said the US Economy was sound before the great crash of 2008. If one delves into this false upgrade of the Ghanaian economy, one will notice there is something to be gained by Moody's or their affiliates,

  • facts 7 years ago

    If you were in standard 2 and for any reason demoted to class 1. And later they take you to class 2, you are not promoted.

  • ghanatopten 7 years ago

    You've made my day! Perfect and pristine logic.

  • kaketonti 7 years ago

    THERE IS ALWAYS JOY WITH A POSITIVE LEVEL CONDITION.

  • akonoba 7 years ago

    How can it be an upgrade when you in the same B3 negative. Ghana was at B2 positive. Ghana has deteriorated rather. JDM is incompetent.

  • True Ghanaian 7 years ago

    FAKE PHD HOLDER. What do you know

  • NDC IS SATANIC 7 years ago

    If NPP were corrupt ndc is in power what prevented you?you had 15 cases against them and lost all but I swear to GOD you will be jailed after 2017. Nothing is going to change the minds of the people,who cares about an opposit ...
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  • Dunno British 7 years ago

    How many votes will this attract for Nana . ? Npp must save money for 2020 elections

  • kk 7 years ago

    If Grade B- id 55 - 59 % and grade 55% is a negative outlook. We can say grade 58% is a positive outlook. But the grade is Still B-. The Outlook does NOT change the Grade. The Grade is Still B-. This is how I understand it. ...
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  • Stewart Tano 7 years ago

    Its appears a lot of ordinary Ghanaians are confused about the difference between negative outlook (B-) and stable outlook(B).
    In American system, B is an upgrade of B-. besides, B- and B are not in the same range as KK depi ...
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  • A Buahin 7 years ago

    If our son is last in class 6 and he is demoted to class 4 because of poor performance ,where he comes 10th in the lower class, should we congratulate ourselves?
    For umpteenth time Dr Bawumia has been right

  • Nii Akwei 7 years ago

    What kind of analysis is that @kk

  • Gordon 7 years ago

    Says a tribalis in a lecturer

  • Amahama 7 years ago

    This cheap economist do not know the difference between rating upgrade and an outlook change. Bawumia is absolutely right. The university should review the qualification of this economist

  • kululu 7 years ago

    qualifications may equate to how learned one is, but very misleading as to how intelligent one may be.Or is it that the stomach sometimes make some learned people not think properly? This Dr must read kk's comment or his stud ...
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  • Nii Akwei 7 years ago

    Masa, stop exposing your ignorance hereb@ amahama

  • Nana Kuffuor, Abeka 7 years ago

    Every country on this planet respects their presidency. Since these MATI MIHU elements tasted power for 8 years, they have reduced the presidency into a common denominator. Somebody like that liar Bawumia who went to a defunc ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 7 years ago

    We in the NPP are like Rush Limbaugh, we want to make sure NDC doesn't succeed just like we did to OBAMA in his eight in office

  • True Talk 7 years ago

    What a load of rubbish! Limbaugh, Obama. Please go to your village and sit under a tree smoking your broken pipe. If you live in Ghana you do not need Mooody's to tell you the state of our economy. For the records you are not ...
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  • Peace 7 years ago

    Who is and where from this 'kwashiorkor-like'looking Ghatsi too?Looking at the name and his face, he has the semblance of NDC 'fire spitters' like efo Koku Anyidaho,Asiedu Nketia, Fifi Kwetey and Kofi Kotokoli Adamu aka Adam ...
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  • HAHAHA,ONE EWE ONE SOMETHING. 7 years ago

    IS HE NOT TOGO TROKOSI WHO ALWAYS WANT THE DOWN FALL OF GHANA.WHAT IS UPGRADED,FOOLISH IDIOTIC BEAST.THE EVIDENCE ON THE GROUND SHOWS THIS KNOW NOTHING FOOL PARADING AROUND AS A LEADER HAS NO BRAIN TO RULE THIS COUNTRY.THE CO ...
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  • Goodies 7 years ago

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  • Agya koo 7 years ago

    Don't mind Opaana jnr, he is paid to tell lies to Ghanaians

  • Lukeman 7 years ago

    John Gasti, do you feel your so called upgrade in your pocket?..."Bought" lecturer.

  • Ghanani 7 years ago

    Did you feel anything in your pocket when kuffuor was in power?Shame to you NPP members,supporters and followers.You do not want anything good for Ghana.You are always casting the nation in a bad light.

  • Iddris Yussif 7 years ago

    Ludicrous,wat r u talking abt? Upon all the GDP growth npp is priding themselve with during their tenure. How many Ghanaians feel it in their pocket?At a point paying of salary was a problem. All they can do was to sell our p ...
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  • David 7 years ago

    Bawumia is behaving like he is the only educated person in this country. He has woefully forgotton that, not all Ghanaians are the illiterate Ashantis that he can decieve. Honestly, this guy is very pompous and a big liar W ...
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  • yash kugmoor17 7 years ago

    Don't listen to bawumia....if you don't wanna be like a typical ndc.. like... don't read don't understand. .attitude,
    Then u can also go on moody's website and read it for yourself..dec7 kick dramani in the balls...60yr old ...
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  • KWESI BANSON 7 years ago

    NDC should not easte their time attacking Bawumia. Instead they djould be paying more attention to the CENTRAL & WESTERN REGIONS. Believe me, they will lose heavily in these 2 regions if they are not careful. there is an ill ...
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  • Joe 7 years ago

    There is no leadership. There is no control. There is no plan. Spite of being a card bearing NDC member, I will never vote NDC again. This government has been the biggest disappointment. My 30 year business in now on it's kne ...
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  • kisa 7 years ago

    it's not true Ghana is in a mess. come on! who is starving there? where is the crises? I think the only crises is in NPP and Nana party!

  • Van Pee 7 years ago

    BAWUMIAH IS NOT TRIED AND TESTED. HE IS JUST A PATAPAA POLITICIAN

  • kk 7 years ago

    Who doesn't want to accept his failure?

  • economic prophet 7 years ago

    Ignorance is the bain of failure..go and check the track record of bawumia before u make such degrading comment...lets be dispassionate in our ultrances rather than making unsubstantiated comment

  • TK 7 years ago

    NPP want Ghana's
    down fall so that they can take advantage of that but they forget that if
    you wish somebody bad,bad befalls you.If you wish somebody good,good too befalls you.

  • HAHAHA,ONE EWE ONE SOMETHING. 7 years ago

    MAHAMAH HAS PROMISED THEM ONE EWE ONE CAT SO NO WONDER.

  • EL 7 years ago

    has Nana Ado promised you one bush man one monkey or bush rat excreter also?

  • JK 7 years ago

    PROPHET OF LIES BAWUMIA.

  • Damba Amusey, Tamale 7 years ago

    The economy is in shambles

  • Bongoman 7 years ago

    Dr.Bawumia,please come again.Stop destroying the little credibility you have for grandpa,'David'The Gas have a saying which literally translates to 'The child that will die does not know Korle Bu'come December 7 you will unde ...
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  • ... 7 years ago

    they are ndc due to their inward-looking attitudes, tribalism and foolishness. these people never reason. the most stupid group of people in Ghana are ewes. inspite of hardships ewes will still vote ndc.

  • Ghanawatch 7 years ago

    The NPP in opposition wants nothing good for the country and when in government they steal what belongs to the people of Ghana.It is a tradition they have inherited from Busia and J.B.Danquah.They are subversionists ane natio ...
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  • KOFI MENSAH 7 years ago

    PEOPLE DONT LISTEN TO THIS TRIBALISTIC LECTURER. AT THE LECTURE ROOM, HE SPEAKS MORE EWE THAN ENGLISH

    YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS MAN GIVES SPECIAL PENS WITH DIFFERENT INK TO HIS EWE STUDENTS. WHEN HE IS MARKI ...
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  • lrn 7 years ago

    because of ndc and hatred for non-ewe tribes we have such fools talking trash. ewes are a big problem in Ghana. what kind of idiotic human beings are these?

  • Kanawu 7 years ago

    Mahama and his NDC administration don't read. They are embarrassment.

  • Yaw 7 years ago

    Npp is wishing doom on Ghanaians

  • Kalim Baaba 7 years ago

    This idiot must be made to retire immediately, has NOTHING IN KNOPF!

  • TAA 7 years ago

    ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE IN NPP HAS BECOME AN ILLITERATE AND BAWUMIA THE ONLY IGNORANT LITERATE? EVEN IF HE SAID NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ARE THE SAME THEN THESE ILLITERATE CHEER HIM UP. ONLY FOOLS BEHAVE LIKE THESE PEOPLE. KEN ...
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  • Kanawu 7 years ago

    So called economist. Go back and read exactly what Moody's put out there about Ghana.... stupid trokosi Togolese man..

  • abba 7 years ago

    MAHAMA IS A CRIMINAL FOR LOOTING THE COFFERS OF THE NATION TO LEAVE HUGE DEBT STOCK ON THE NECK OF GHANAIANS. HE IS A DISGRACE TO THE JUNE 4TH 1979 REVOLUTION. NOW THE BLOOD OF GEN.ACHAMPONG AND THE OTHER VICTIMS ARE INNOCEN ...
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  • Dr Robert K Glah 7 years ago

    NDC rejoice fo debt sustainability under the law over Dr Bawumia political arrogance.

    That sustainability is the point which votes for victory for NDC.
    Let us dream in the national interest not in our stomach interest alo ...
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  • GHANAVIA 7 years ago

    Kokompe certified dr. Glah continue tickling yourself with baseless thoughts and ideas.

  • A Buahin 7 years ago

    For umpteenth time Dr Bawumia has been right

  • Ras 7 years ago

    Please Gatsi concentrate on clearing the mess around your PhD first.

  • God son 7 years ago

    u need to read more ndc

  • Shipah 7 years ago

    Question is has it changed from B- .....that's d question who gives a fuck about the outlook...that's a prediction its not happened yet.. So how did u study ur economics.. If I tell u our debt is 4 billion and its projected ...
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  • Stewart Tano 7 years ago

    Yes it has change from B- to B.In American system, B is an upgrade of B-. Don't wish economic curse for your country because of politics. it's sad.

  • economic prophet 7 years ago

    The rating has not change frm B- to B..it is still at B- with a stable outlook frm a negative outlook

  • Kanawu 7 years ago

    No, it has not changed to a B. it is B3, which is Moody's language, same as B- which is used by Fitch and Standard and Poors. Google for yourself. Stupid idiot...

  • aziz 7 years ago

    what is this pepenii fake Dr talking about?

    Doing the bidding of his incompetent mahama???

    Ghanaians are wide awake now oo fool nDC PEOPLE

  • Ahmed Hardi Deeni 7 years ago

    shut up pepeni economies what do u know...???? who are u to challenge Alhaji.....????? u are the reasons students are now failing like that

  • juju 7 years ago

    Traditional Satanism is not simply an inversion, but a complete rejection of the images of a
    0244908520particular culture, religion, or philosophy. From there a Satanist uses those images against the ethos itself, that was ...
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  • Jim 7 years ago

    Fools screaming we need change not knowing what awaits them.

    Common Kalypo turns deal in Ghana politics as if there are no other made in Ghana produce. No wonder there are a lot of quack pastors all over the country foolin ...
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  • Dessie 7 years ago

    Nerd always nerds.They never change

  • Kwasi 7 years ago

    https://grantstandblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/09/the-kalypo-craze-result-of-propaganda-gone-wrong/

  • BOLE BAMBOI 7 years ago

    Incompetent Mahama Administration.

  • Jdm 7 years ago

    Try to upgrade yourself and stop behaving Mr know it all at cape vars, are you happy that Ghanaians are suffering under your shameless ndc government?

  • ama gh 7 years ago

    issues abt d credibility of ur phd is nt yet settled. mind ur business

  • K Mensah 7 years ago

    It is very sad that Mahama and his gang of thieves in the NDC do not understand simple English yet they want to rule Ghana forever. Ghanaians should never allow this to happen.

  • VICTOR BAIDOO, SOUTH AFRICA 7 years ago

    DR JOHN GATSI, WHAT HAS THE NDC AND PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA GOT TO CELEBRATE ABOUT? YOU AND JOHN MAHAMA AND BAWUMIA ARE CONFUSING MAJORITY OF US GHANAIANS WITH POOR KNOWLEDGE IN ECONOMICS. LET'S MAKE THE MOODY RATING C ...
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  • XNORTH 7 years ago

    Hahahaha I expected this man to say so so I am not worried. He is so funny and think he knows it all.

  • Africa 7 years ago

    oh Dr Gatsi!

  • Odikro 7 years ago

    Where did this idiot do his economics? B3 rating is junk and terrible, period.

  • sa ad 7 years ago

    Dr. Bawumia said it is not a new grade and that is factually true! The grade may be positive outlook, negative outlook or stable! We moved from moved from negative outlook to stable but we remained as B3

  • Ernest 7 years ago

    If NPP doesn't win this election, the party might just break up. The desperation with mischievousnes is reaching crescendo. One thing for sure, we'd all be cautious about them especially if you're not 18yrs before the 2000 el ...
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  • Dessie 7 years ago

    Bawumia is a " walking misinformation machine"

  • FEMI ALIKOTO 7 years ago

    And this guy too is a gainfully-employed university lecturer? Only in ghana.

  • FACT 7 years ago

    If this guy is a Lecturer at Cape Coast and I was a student I would skip his lectures.
    A Lecturer who claims he is an economist and haven't the faintest idea between positive and negative grading with respect to credit ratin ...
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  • TOM MBOYA 7 years ago

    Fact this man got his doctorate from one of those unaccredited institutions in the news lately. Swiss Management Centre, Daysprings University and another from Nicaragua. I call them Universities under trees. Why can't people ...
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  • Kanawu 7 years ago

    You call your self a PhD holder and economist? from where? soviet Union? as a lecturer you can easily google what B3/B- rating means. they are the same. B3 is used by Moody's and B- is used by Fitch and Standard and Poors. Kw ...
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  • TOM MBOYA 7 years ago

    IS THIS NOT THE SAME DR. GATSI WHOSE DOCTORATE DEGREE IS FROM ONE THOSE UNACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS? WHAT DOES HE KNOW? SOME MUSHROOM "UNIVERSITY UNDER TREE" CALLED SWISS MANAGEMENT CENTRE IS SELLING PhD's FOR TWO A PENNY AND T ...
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  • Quame Gyan 7 years ago

    Never in my entire life have i met a dishonest Muslim like Dr. Bawumia. And those who are more enlightened than him will just follow him like day old chicks following their mother. What a shame!!!!!!!!

  • Jakes 7 years ago

    Nobody will give you a minister so stop fooling yourself and continue to pollute your students even ordinary man on the street knows that economy is in a deplorable state.

  • NDC campaigner 7 years ago

    John is a financial analyst and not an economist. He has never done economics before. However, as a lecturer in finance, I expect him to understand the sovereign credit rating. You are upgrade if you move up a grade or down g ...
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  • T'pau 7 years ago

    Excellent! The best explanation so far.

  • Asebu 7 years ago

    Gatsi has a fake PhD from the Swiss Management School that awards fake degrees.

  • Kwaku Broni 7 years ago

    Folks Moody's outlook comment of negative to stable on B- or B3 credit rating is not a " Rate upgrade". So Dr. Bawumia is correct. The truth of the matter is the level of interest rate international investors (Banks/others) c ...
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  • ALLOTEY 7 years ago

    I will like to add to Kwaku`s insightful comment. My contribution is this if you medical doctor tells you your condition is stable it does not mean you have been cured.

  • T'pau 7 years ago

    Allotey, thanks for the analogy. May I ask, if your doctor tells you, your condition has changed from 'Critical' to 'Critical but Stable' will you be happier or not?

  • Kofi Kakra 7 years ago

    All these back and forth must be laid AT the doorsteps of the media! We aren't serious! How difficult is it to verify this from Moody's?...mtcheewwww

  • mahama paper 7 years ago

    Bawumia is right,,check this is link

  • Kofi Kakra 7 years ago

    All these back and forth must be laid AT the doorsteps of the media! We aren't serious! How difficult is it to verify this from Moody's?...mtcheewwww
    Better still, call for a debate on this! This is a verifiable fact!

  • Capito 7 years ago

    Academic Bafoon.Wake Up Mr Latter Day Economist

  • mahama paper 7 years ago

    Bawumia is right..check this link https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/apr/30/credit-ratings-country-fitch-moodys-standard

  • Arthur-Mills 7 years ago

    Am really shocked Gatsi claims current Moody's outlook change is an upgrade. This is shocking coming from someone who call himself an economist. I will call this intellectual dishonesty on the part of Gatsi if not part of NDC ...
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  • Kofi abotsi 7 years ago

    is this not the guy called gatsi who has phd from unaccredited institutions? God forbid, this man is no economist!!

  • KOGYAM58 7 years ago

    "The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) director for Africa has indicated that the favourable economic growth for the country from next year will be based on sticking to some critical fiscal policies.

    Abebe Aemro Selas ...
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  • zak 7 years ago

    someone should stop foolish lecturer from lecturing before he poison his students with bad economy grades. when big brains are talking idiots like him must shut up

  • Shaba 7 years ago

    Bawumia's shame. So this so-called Npp brain 'hub' doesn't know that when negative becomes positive; it's an upgrade. Sad indeed. Ghanaians must be weary of npp.

  • zak 7 years ago

    it's childish to believe that nonsense by that good for nothing lecturer who is poisoning his students.

  • The Truth 7 years ago

    There is a difference with outlook rating and the rating itself. Ghana is still rated B3 but the outlook was revised from negative to stable. That fake economist called Gatsi needs to go and learn. No wonder he has a question ...
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  • Wilfred Odame 7 years ago

    Only few lecturers at this university can be said to be good the rest are just rubbish lecturers chopping students money and other things

  • Kwame Boateng 7 years ago

    If one looks at the conditions and suffering by Ghanaians is this so called upgrade or change of outlook worth celebrating? No wonder this government has been labeled as mediocrity at all times.

  • K.k 7 years ago

    Are you sure fake SMC Dr?

  • Richard 7 years ago

    Is this not the Dr who got his PhD from an Unaccredited University and was exposed with the IGP and Gifty Anti? If so how can he challenge Dr Bawummia? People are not serious in this country. He is seeking attention, he shoul ...
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  • Kweku 7 years ago

    Sometimes I wonder why people can be so myopic in their thinking because of politics. This is basic English. Are u people telling me that B- and B are the same? If u can't see the difference in the two then I feel very sad f ...
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  • A Buahin 7 years ago

    If our son is last in class 6 and he is demoted because of poor performance to class 4 where he comes 10th we should congratulate ourselves?
    Oh NDC!

  • jomens 7 years ago

    Bawumia can't come to power with lies; Dr. Know nothing Bawumia, have you proved your 76, 000 Togolese on Ghana's voter register. Are you honest at all? We cant entrust our country to you and your cohorts . You are campaigni ...
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  • change is coming 7 years ago

    it was expected. this man with his background. not surprising. keep tickling yourself and laugh and continue behaving like ostriches

  • Game changer 7 years ago

    John Gatsi should sometimes hid his political colours when analysing issues of national importance if not he will soon lose his respect as an economics

  • sam Y... 7 years ago

    But ur so called Bawumia analyses things without political colours abiii.... Aaaaah u guys are very intolerant of divergent views