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Invest your assets in Ghana - Bawumia to Ghanaian diasporans

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  • good magic 6 years ago

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  • I Am A Winner 6 years ago

    Many are taking their destiny in their hands with this business NOT WAITING ENDLESSLY TO BE CALLED FOR A JOB. Nothing wrong in searching but one should get busy in a worthy venture. Check out reviews from those who have train ...
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  • insight to the bone 6 years ago

    Dont believe the hype from this pepeni criminal, all they want to do is steal your money and destroy anything of value you have built . The system is geared up in such a way that everyone you need has it in his mind to steal ...
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  • ginna 6 years ago

    1. Get your institutions working. No one wants to undergo the frustrations at the public and civil services. The bribery etc.
    2. Stop corruption.

    3. Ensure discipline and let the laws work.

    Otherwise, forget it. Not my ...
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  • Omanba Pa, Islington-London 6 years ago

    I am telling you that many Ghanaians in UK are willing to come home for business but we are scared of the high taxes in Tema harbour.
    We have been spoken about this several times but you have not done anything about that ye ...
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  • Fo Koku - Tanyigbe 6 years ago

    KEEP QUITE AND PAY, WE WANTED CHANGE AND IT HAS COME

  • Counselor 6 years ago

    Omanba Pa, Islington-London, NPP has worsen the situation. They are also clueless in translating their vision into reality.

    To create jobs means embracing the diversification of both the economy and the export mix. Unfortu ...
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  • Kobina 6 years ago

    Why must I pay shipping lines additional money after paying them for carriage? Using clearing agents should be an option and not an imposition. They are nothing but non value adding leeches and scumbags

  • They Say They Say 6 years ago

    Nana fought to accomplish his childhood dream...to become a president. The rest of you can go crack some nuts, hehehehe. Shame on those who fell for the scam.

  • Afrikatu Kofi 6 years ago

    Waaa Look, even the energetic and youthful vice president whom I have always respected could not see the very importance of this great gathering of diaspora in order to arrange his schedules to be there in person.His speech w ...
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  • Yaw 6 years ago

    They prefer Chinese loans and give then juicy contracts.

  • Kofi Kawanopaado 6 years ago

    Why should I invest my hard earned assets in a country where all what the leaders are doing is stealing millions of money and investing them abroad. We're here and we see them all. How many people living abroad could afford t ...
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  • Rockson 6 years ago

    REDUCE the customs duty and all EXHAUBITANT PORT charges and fees at tema harbour and stop dutying even One bag of rice ship It to a grandmother to cook and survive has also been duties and taxes. Diaspora hook a loan to bish ...
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  • Counselor 6 years ago

    Well said, Rockson!

  • Earl Jones 6 years ago

    Diasporeans always want to contribute to their beloved country but government tax policies make it nearly impossible. First off, plant and machinery brought into Ghana are taxed heavily completely ruining the chances of setti ...
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  • Joe 6 years ago

    Last November i imported one used car and paid 31,500GHS before I could clear it. Not a luxury car but Toyota 4runner.

  • Counselor 6 years ago

    Joe this does not make sense!

  • Kwame Opoku 6 years ago

    The system in Ghana must work before we invest our hard won resources there beside building houses. Once beating twice shy. Nsem pii. The level of corruption involving even the political elite is alarming.

  • Son of Africa 6 years ago

    Imargine the life style of the Ghanaian law makers,and compare that to the rich industrial nations.It is simply frustrating and embarasing,including hypocrites like Rawlings.Very expensive motorcade and careless use of it,why ...
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  • klinker 6 years ago

    Please let us not trace the fifteen billion dollar loan to a Chinese Restaurant oooo.

  • Kwasi USA 6 years ago

    We have investing more than those back home .most of the new houses belongs to diaspora.go to ghana harbour one car duty cost more than $10000 ...thieves.corrupt politicians

  • Rockson 6 years ago

    They will put sand sand Into your eye immediately you step foot into clearing tour investment items. Even common good for your old smothers consumption Wii i is less than 7chevy items are all slap with customs duty/Charges/ta ...
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  • Counselor 6 years ago

    The NPP government has to play its part to enable this to happen by a strict observation of the following.

    To create jobs means embracing the diversification of both the economy and the export mix. Unfortunately NPP will t ...
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  • Mallam Amotia JINNI Powers+2335471222 6 years ago

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  • Aden 6 years ago

    Sort out your security and we will all come in our numbers. Right armed robbery on the increase, clearing of good at the harbour still a problem, and your institution are using us to get extra money to top up their pay packet ...
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  • GhanamanOriginal 6 years ago

    All talk and no action. The Ghana Embassy in New York or Washington does not have a data base of Ghanaians in the US. Ambassador Kyeremateng during the Kuffuor's regime proposed a skills bank that would register Ghanaians wit ...
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  • Aden 6 years ago

    There is no skill audit of Ghanaians in diaspora so how can we help Ghana to develop other than Govt going to China for grant or loans as they wish to call it.Each embassy must keep a data base of all Ghanaians in that countr ...
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  • (VOICE OF REASON)-kwaku Adu-Gyamfi 6 years ago

    The problem of Ghanaians are more than that when it comes to diasporans.It's one thing to have a database of our skills ,it's another thing if our skills will be utilized or needed in Ghana .Look, a local rural bank in my tow ...
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  • (VOICE OF REASON)-kwaku Adu-Gyamfi 6 years ago

    To get rid of corruption at the Ports all import duties on vehicles,etc should be paid directly into the government's foreign accounts way before the vehicle is shipped.All we need to show is the receipts for the payment .W ...
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  • dunaa 6 years ago

    The call for Ghanaians in the diaspora to invest their assets in Ghana, in order to improve the Ghana economy, is a laudable one. I support the sentiments, but I do so with plenty of caution. If you are part of the Ghana Ian ...
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  • Son of Africa 6 years ago

    Dunaa, you are right.No one is interested in the truth,Ghana like many countrys in Africa has gone to the Dogs.Shameless thieves.

  • Yaw 6 years ago

    why would anyone want to invest in a country where you have to bribe almost every public official to get the documents you need to start off? And when you start your staff may then steal either all your goods or your money? h ...
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  • Joe 6 years ago

    Diasporians are doing a lot already. A cursory look at our still colonial mentality banks tells you how most of them survive on money transfers. The greed of loot and share by cheap corrupt politicians have most people in dia ...
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  • WhenIdiotsRule 6 years ago

    Who should bring their money while you government officials loot the government coffers ?

  • Sen 6 years ago

    How can we invest when your taxes are too high,your officials are corrupt and yet still if we complain,your minister tells us we are whining too much.So tell me if you were in my would you invest.?

  • The sword 6 years ago

    There is a lot of business insecurities in ghana which scared diasporas to invest their assets in this country.
    1. Cost of electricity alone has already devaluate 50% of the asset before starting.

    2. The currency devalu ...
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  • ROGUE LAWYER 6 years ago

    Exactly so is the point, cost of production is very high, because of electricity and fuel.
    2. the unprofessional conducts from the institutional heads unnecessary delays, unfairness treatment, and the desire to steal from yo ...
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  • Counselor 6 years ago

    The sword, you were right on point. NPP are you listening?

  • VVVVVVVV 6 years ago

    TWEEEEEEA, YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MIND FOR SUCH AN UTTERANCE.

  • Koo 6 years ago

    This is foolish talk,have you politicians stop stealing and invested the money out side the country?

  • Agbeli Kumordizi. 6 years ago

    Nonsense the president of Ghana hiding his stolen money in Britain
    No body will do that unless the government work hard to tackle the economic downturn
    And job creation of the country yes but not all clean Ghanaians will ...
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  • Jo Jo Nice 6 years ago

    The government has a penchant for pedantics regarding involving Ghanaians in the diaspora but it is all chatter and empty rhetoric. For 30 years, we have had a white American as the Ghana Honorary Consul to Houston when we ha ...
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  • Sintim 6 years ago

    Getting diasporans to rwpartriate their hard earned savings to Ghana starts with creating the conditions for Ghanaians to stay put first, then diasporans will come home and stay put. The current conditions in Ghana are promis ...
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  • Maame 6 years ago

    It is very interesting to read this topic. How much is Bawumia investing himself? Please make it easy in the country that interseted people are able to invest. I think it is time for birth control in Ghana. The poulation is i ...
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  • ugly akufo addo 6 years ago

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  • Nkansah 6 years ago

    Then make things easy for us to relocate.It is almost impossible for medical doctors trained outside Ghana to open up clinics in Ghana.There are a lot of impediments.Meanwhile, these doctors have been trained in renowned cli ...
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  • Oninbobi 6 years ago

    Good news 'efie ne efie ' but what is the assurance that our investments in Ghana will be secure. You have bad institutions.

  • obaapa 6 years ago

    Before investment deal with arm robbers first then talk about investment. No nobody wants to come home n die for no reason. politicians should think about the security of his people