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Stop importing; focus on the fundamentals - Kwesi Pratt

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  • cha 10 years ago

    Only in Ghana that we call such jokers journalist who have no clue how important issues

  • Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro. 10 years ago

    OFFICE OF THE ODIKRO
    a companion of the black star!

    Good day, Sir!

    The man you are referring to as a joker, played a KEY role in ensuring the respect for the fundamental human rights of every Ghanaian citizen! He was I ...
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  • K. Edusei 10 years ago

    Some people just like to insult without doing "foko" themselves. They insult their betters and think that somehow shows them as intelligent and more capable.

  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    NDC PROPAGANDA MACHINE no matter what you do the people are slowly waking up to the reality that is ndc . ndc is a mafia criminal organization with extremely malicious intent which thrives on fueling conflicts between brother ...
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  • Osuodumjah 10 years ago

    Many unknown and unsung university student s were involved in the struggle against military dictatorship. In fact, they initiated the struggle in the late 70's against the SMC. Some gave their lives e.g. Roland Yorke, who was ...
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  • Kwajo Kusi--The Fire Marshall 10 years ago

    My brother please don't waste your time on people who do not understand common sense maths...Any country that import more and export less will have economic issues is simple as that, it is only a fool who will say what Mr. Pr ...
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  • akwasi 10 years ago

    When interligent people write to the press ,those who have no clue start to criticize. it true if Ghana will use he cedi to sell their goods the dollr wil be less popular.GHANAIANS TEND TO LIKE WHAT IS PRODUCE OUTSIDE THAN WH ...
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  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    Cha there is supply and demand . If we produce we need less of the dollar to buy the imports. Then if people want our produce they need the cedi. That way we stabilize the currency. You and your ilk lack understanding of the ...
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  • Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro. 10 years ago

    OFFICE OF THE ODIKRO
    a companion of the black star!

    President John Dramani Mahama's Administration has been most disappointing; It points to the problem of leadership in our neocolonial enclave which continues to toss up ...
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  • OKOE 10 years ago

    MR. PRATT, YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE IN ORDER. YOU HAVE A PROFESSION BUT SO IS PRESIDENT CARTER BUT HE IS ALSO A FARMER. WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IS THAT THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE THE MONEY AND MEANS OF RAISING MONEY MUST TAKE THE INIT ...
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  • dan 10 years ago

    THAT IS WHY HE LOST HIS ELECTION TO RONALD REGEN BY A LAND SLIDE REGEN WON 49 STATES AND CARTER ONLY WON HIS HOME STATE AND ALMOST LOST THERE ALSO
    THE MAN WAS A FARMER HAD NO IDEA HOW ECONOMY WORKS AND HE DESTROYED THE US EC ...
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  • EZEKIEL 10 years ago

    ALL THESE are known NOT since yesterday!! WHY is it that NOTHING ACTIVE is being done in this direction by the Govt. IN TERMS of POLICY directives ???

  • TEE 10 years ago

    EVEN WHY DO WE HAVE TO SIT FOR INCOMPETENT PEOPLE TO RULE US WITHOUT TAKING ANY ACTION. I REALLY CANT UNDERSTAND AND THAT IS NOT DEMOCRACY. NO DEMONSTRATION JUST TALK TALK CHOP FUFU AND SLEEP PERIOD OH GHANA " ME MANN NTI " ...
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  • TEE 10 years ago

    HOW LONG CAN WE STILL SIT FOR 56 SOLID YEARS AND WAIT FOR INCOMPETENT SO-CALLED LEADERS MISUSE RULE AND MESS THIS COUNTRY WHILES WE SIT DOWN AND LOOK.

  • The Boy 10 years ago

    Kwesi, Murtala will say you are not an economist and you should not comment on the economy. And Murtala is a minister for John Mahama!

  • Clueless. 10 years ago

    This John Mahama must stop relying on fresh Legon student economists and hire competent and very experience Ghanaian economists to fix the economy for us and stop beating about in the bush.

  • Dr Robert Glah 10 years ago

    Focus on local content in the resource sector to create wealth, sustainable jobs for the youth and development.

    Secondly, focus on the Ghana industrialization programme to create jobs and development.

    These two policies ...
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  • shoe 10 years ago

    The ignorant Ghanaians who criticize good suggestions.President is confused and baffled because he was not a good disciple he did not learn the lessons well from the master Professor Atta Mills.Upon all the resources at his d ...
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  • JAMES Y 10 years ago

    "Made in there", was what Ghanaians preferred to have. When Dr Kwame Nkrumah told Ghanaians to buy Ghana produced products in the 60s, it met great resistance from the people. When the Ghanaians were not heeding, he countered ...
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  • Dr Robert Glah 10 years ago

    Products in a new industrialised country begins at low prices and inferior by global standards.

    But by passage of time those products are linked in the global value chains (GVCs)

    Strong marketing will explain the proble ...
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  • Johnny USA 10 years ago

    Thanks for the advice if only the gov. is watching .

  • Ken Ntiamoa 10 years ago

    $20 Million cannot support the cedi for more than one week. The economy will gobble the $20 M in a flash. It is like giving some one who is very thirsty a bottle of water. "Gona, and it;s gone." On another note, the recent an ...
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  • OKOE 10 years ago

    NOT EVERYONE IS BORN AND WOULD WANT TO ENGAGE IN POLITICS. DAN, YOU ARE COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES. LOSING A POLITICAL POSITION DOES NOT MAKE ONE A LOSER. DO NOT COMPARE THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF A MAN TO THAT OF POLITICS. PRESID ...
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  • OKOE 10 years ago

    NOT EVERYONE IS BORN AND WOULD WANT TO ENGAGE IN POLITICS. DAN, YOU ARE COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES. LOSING A POLITICAL POSITION DOES NOT MAKE ONE A LOSER. DO NOT COMPARE THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF A MAN TO THAT OF POLITICS. PRESID ...
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  • dennis awah 10 years ago

    Hurray, Ghana is a lower middle income economy!!!!!!!!!!!!! more like a lower intelligence income country, where the most educated and intelligent Ghanaians are dedicated to being our new colonial masters, they listen to some ...
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  • Ghanaba 10 years ago

    Ask Mr. Pratt if he has eaten rice the past week, or watched an HDTV at home, or has a fridge in his house, or an AC to cool him in the night?

    Now, Mr. Pratt, come again and talk better analysis.