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World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borrowing

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02-07 07:39
 
 
 
Joe Canada Again the economic terrorism against Africa countries continues. To me, looking at Ghana’s population and it under development, our total debt of Forty Billion is nothing compare to western countries debt. For instance a pr

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There we go
02-07 07:39
 
 
 
 
Borrowing for no reason Npp must answer and be accountable for the gargantuan loans they have been taking this nonesense must end how can you keep on borrowing for nothing to show for,some of us are cleaning our fingers for 2020

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Kramai
02-07 08:46
 
 
 
 
 
#FuckNDC They are taking the loans because the goat decided to collapse our banks. Why these NDC stupid foot soldiers would spew out such garbage as if they can run our economy. 27yrs and we cannot boast of a single 50km dual lane in

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Kofi
02-07 09:20
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evil party NDC and criminal Mahama Bro tell them mother fucker bastards NDC people evil humans with animal brains

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Kwame No1
02-07 10:16
 
 
 
 
 
 
IMF should go to hell. We African people are very descerning now, and we know where we are going this time and will never allow these western criminals called IMF or whatever they call themselves to dictate to our Sovereinghty. Nonesense in the hig

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TRUE PREACHER
02-07 12:10
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: #FuckNDC NPP SAID THEY CAN RUN OUR ECONOMY BETTER THAN NDC. THEY ALSO SAID NDC WAS INCREASING GHANA'S DEBT AND THEY CAN RUN THE COUNTRY WITHOUT BORROWING, BECAUSE GHANA HAS ENOUGH INTERNAL RESOURCES. NOW WITHIN THREE YEARS, THEY HAVE

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SHAO
02-07 16:17
 
 
 
 
Re: Joe Canada Don’t forget Canada is a developed country while Ghana remains under delevoped. Your argument therefore is baseless.The public debt of Ghana is in a free fall and as mr.laporte said must comporte .Ghana must borrow for inv

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Akan Prophecies
02-07 12:10
 
 
 
 
Ghana debt The meagre loans are eroded by corruption. Inflation of contracts where 10% party in power campaign funds are deducted from to support the party at various levels. Contracts for sale case is just one example. Hmmmmmm, mother

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Ibrahim Abdulai
02-07 14:21
 
 
 
 
Re: Joe Canada What is the debt to GDP ratio? That is a better indicator of economic health than the debt per se. The economies you mention are much bigger and stronger than ours. They can afford to borrow, because they will invest it to

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Sankofa
02-08 00:04
 
 
 
 
Indiscipline leaders Ghanaian leaders borrow to buy heavy car for their girlfriends. So world bank should give moneys to them again because future children will Face de problem or world bank should see to it that money borrowed has accomplished i

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Andrew's
02-08 22:26
 
 
 
IMF: Saboteurs World Bank must shut up. We know they are out to make President Nana Addo unpopular but they will fail. We know they are not happy that Ghana has left the World Bank. The World Bank has sabotaged African countries for far too

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AA
02-07 07:46
 
 
 
 
Re: IMF: Saboteurs Misinformation pure!!!! GHANA HAS NEITHER LEFT WORLD BANK NOR IMF!!! GHANA IS STILL A MEMBER OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND DUELLY PAYS ITS MEMBERSHIP "CONTRIBUTIONS AND FEES"!!!!

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Col. Q
02-07 10:33
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro Ghana pay us the $$$ you are owing Nigeria, otherwise we will deal with you bastards. Our gas is not for free morons

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Uche face
02-07 07:53
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro Everybody agrees that borrowing is too much. Borrow responsibly and not for consumption with regards to both Parties. Efficiency is the key word. Let's see more Development goals, sustainable development goals 2030. If you g

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Batule
02-07 08:15
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro Nigerian Gas was overpayed to create loot. The price was too high for Gas in 2014, 15, 16.

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Batule
02-07 08:19
 
 
 
The Difference is clear Whereas NDC borrowed money to invest, concerns have been raised regarding the borrowed funds being used mainly for consumption rather than capital projects or investments. Where is the Chief Propagandist Bawumia? This the cha

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Sappey Agboh, Lagbokope
02-07 09:00
 
 
 
Incompent Blacks A Black has just insulted another Black "You are Incompetent" only to exhibit more incompetence than the previous. You have every natural resources (Gold, diamond, Iron, bauxite and oil and fertile lands but you failed to gen

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Anlovi
02-07 09:30
 
 
 
NPP borrowing WITHOUT brain OH GHANA! THESE NPP CRIMINALS ARE JUST BORROWING WITHOUT ANY DEVELOPMENT. HOW CAN YOU BORROW GHS 90 BILLION WITHOUT ANYTHING TO SHOW? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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KM
02-07 10:17
 
 
 
Nana Addo reckless borrowing, NPP Apuuu Nana Addo and his NPP WOULD SURELY SELL GHANA. They just borrow and spend Unlike NDC, that borrowed little but invested it and used it for infrastructural Development like the cirlce, Kejetia,community day schools etc. #NAN

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CHIC
02-07 10:45
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro IMF and World bank have one common purpose of creating poverty in the world especially in Africa so that they can control the weak.

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Ghana
02-07 11:52
 
 
 
We have to be careful Borrowing is not wrong but excessively borrowing from our neighboring countries without physical improvement in our way on living is very discouraging. The government needs to take a critical look at it very well. Thank You..

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Prissy001
02-07 12:50
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro In Ghana always the poor suffer.We the poor have always seen the government borrowing huge money,but actually we doesn't see or know where all this money goes.For example a country like Ghana our main road should have been Ac

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Abuaku
02-07 13:16
 
 
 
Fake Fake news

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Michael
02-07 13:44
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro Ghana doesn't need your advice. The country needs to be developed and it takes money to develop a country. The country must not depend on the benevolence of other countries. Any country that is afraid of debt will forever rem

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Kwadjoe-USA
02-07 14:03
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro Nkrasesem. How do we wait for world bank to come and tell us the obvious

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Aku
02-07 14:17
 
 
 
Rising debt When JM told Bawumia that is it easy to criticise than doing the work he thought he was deceiving him. Bawumia was talking theory now he is into practicals. Many factors push a government to borrow. When you borrow and invest

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Ibrahim Abdulai
02-07 14:32
 
 
 
And NPP have nothing to show for it oooo Akufo Addo is a damn failure. President Akufo Addo is a damn GALAMSEY hypocrite. I'm so disappointed in John Boadu for indulging in ILLEGAL mining. NPP General Secretary???? I now understand why Akufo Addo wants a new reg

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Kutsii
02-07 15:20
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro Same people who said they will never borrow. Useless government who only borrow for chop chop and got nothing to show.

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Hi5
02-07 16:45
 
 
 
Re: World Bank cautions Ghana over excessive borro 'Borrowmore' Bawumia did you hear that? Where is all your economic analysis based on textbook stuff? Where is the economic miracle you promised us? Where is your competence now as an economist? Economic Theory is

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Sankofa
02-07 23:57