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Ghana's public debt plus external debt stands at $44.7 billion

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  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    Mr Duncan, maybe you should have left this issue alone since it seems to me your finance background is weak. Public debt compromise two components, external and internal debt therefore if the CIA website states that the publi ...
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  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    The word is comprise not compromise. Error regretted.

  • samson 8 years ago

    Brilliant. The problem of many Ghanaians is ignorance. Many people with half knowledge of issues have suddenly become authorities and bandy about half truths to confuse unsuspecting people. This man Duncan has been misreprese ...
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  • Dey 8 years ago

    Why is this guy continuously exposing his ignorance? What is your level of education? Do not try to propagate your deficiencies and ignorance. Probably in your haste to support your party, you have messed up big time.

  • YAA-YAA 8 years ago

    All the youths in ndc are a big disgrace to the youths in Ghana..... They are either liers or incompetent, or very insulting to anyone they disagree with..... NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY, OUR PRESIDENT AND THE WHOLE ...
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  • The honest truth 8 years ago

    Interesting indeed. Nobody in acadiamia including the President knows our total debt
    If I were one of your loaners, I would increase my take of your loan for your dishonesty. After all, we so dumb we can't add to know if on ...
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  • Charles Agbenu 8 years ago

    The controversy about our debt is one of the foolishness happening in Ghana. It's all because of evil NDC perennial desire to suppress the truth. They are hiding something. Bank of Ghana should be publishing these figures mo ...
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  • Col Q 8 years ago

    You included??

  • samson 8 years ago

    What truth are you talking about? So you also believe what Duncan has published? Please read again carefully his article and see the gross mistakes he has made. He is simply adding up figures when he should have been subtract ...
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  • St Thomas 8 years ago

    If u had left the issue as it was it would have been better for u. U expose your ignorance. Sometimes it is better to keep quiet for ppl to think u are fool than to open your mouth to remove all doubts. Public debt is made up ...
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  • samson 8 years ago

    YOU ARE WRONG, AND SO IS CIA AND ANY OTHER INSTITUTIONS YOU NAME. GHANA GOVET IS THE GENUINE SOURCEV FOR SUCH INFORMATION, PERIOD.

  • Prof Lungu 8 years ago

    samson,
    Nice try!

    Between the World Bank and the IMF, we would rather believe them, than believe what the Government of Ghana will tell us about the debt Ghana owes.

    After all, the vast portion of debt payments go to ...
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  • King Bright 8 years ago

    So can those of you who are whining the loudest put the argument to rest? You don't contend with someone's argument for the sake of it. Now what is Ghana's total debt please tell us. Ghana, a failed nation under Mahama .

  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    This is not a matter of whether you are against Mahama or for Mahama. Our friend Mr Duncan made a mistake.

    I am not saying Mahama is right. It's just that Mr Duncan is wrong on what public debt or National debt is. This is ...
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  • chelo 8 years ago

    Public debt is internal and external debts put together. C I A did not make mistake is rather your stupidity that is the problem. Wu tia aaa wu papa.

  • Prof 8 years ago

    Pubic debt and external debts are not the same.Sarpong and colleagues are beating about the bush. Google to find out the meaning the two debts. Ghanaians are so sure of the english language we use. If the two debts are the sa ...
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  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    Maybe you don't understand English. Where did I say public debt and external debt are the same?

    Who told you illiterate we work out public debt from GDP? Internet has made dummies academicians.

    The statement that publi ...
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  • samson 8 years ago

    You are so confused what you have written does not make sense. None of us have said what you have alleged in your comment above. Please go back and read again what we have written. This is another illustration of my point tha ...
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  • Yaw 8 years ago

    You are so dumb you are not even make sense. External trade forms a component of GDP and we don't calculate public debt from gdp. You are showing how shallow you are on this issue. You don't seem to have a clue of what you ar ...
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  • Prof Lungu 8 years ago

    Duncan Kusi,
    Do not beat yourself overly hard about this one.

    Trust us on this!

    We all make mistakes, as you know!

    Reading the comments, it is clear to us a lot more people have learned important lessons about th ...
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  • Prof Lungu 8 years ago

    Author: Prof Lungu
    Date: 2016-03-19 00:09:34
    Comment to: Ghana's public debt plus external debt stands at $

    This is what we said:
    "...On this matter, the serious government must explain to critical minds where Ghana's b ...
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