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Credit-rating agencies not God; ratings can be faulted – Economist

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  • sami 9 years ago

    CREDIT RATING IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CAN AFFECT A COUNTRY BORROWING POWER AND INTREST RATES. THE BETTER THE CERDIT THE BETTER THE INTREST RATES
    DR GATSI DONT TRY TO FOOL GHANA FALKS AND TALK FROM BOTH SIDES OF YOUR MOUTH

  • dani 9 years ago

    don't mind him

  • Ayensu 9 years ago

    Leave this ignorant economist alone with his textbook economics. We don't need such professors to tell us about the economy of Ghana. He's only fooling himself. He doesn't live in the real world

  • Ajit Babu 9 years ago

    Foolish professor needs to know that lending institutions that we go to borrow from do not go to God but these same credit rating agencies to determine your eligibility and even the interest rate to charge. With such a fool a ...
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  • YAW 9 years ago

    His statements were addressed to ignoramuses. What do Fitch, Moody's and S&P gain by being political agents working against Ghana?

    The fake chartered economics prof is not up to scratch. By the way, what is a chartered ec ...
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  • Ajit Babu 9 years ago

    Yaw,
    Everyday one comes across all kinds of titles that may be relevant only in Ghana. The people are so much fascinated with such hollow tiles that are not backed by any substance to boot. The media would usually characteri ...
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  • KWAME 9 years ago

    NPP SPONSORING MOODYS, IEA, CDD, BBC ETC.

  • Ajit Babu 9 years ago

    I am not sure if this is your idea of a joke. Western agencies such as moody and co do not care a fig about political parties. They just do their job.

  • Lisa 9 years ago

    I feel so bad for Ghana. The People who are running Ghana are so ignorant and have no business running the country. Ghana does not have a chance.

  • KOO THE BOY 9 years ago

    MASA,ACCEPT, AND MOVE FORWARD TO FIX THE ECONOMY. YOU PEOPLE ARE NOT GOD, YOU CAN MAKE MISTAKES TOO.DEFENSIVE,DEFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE.THINGS ARE NOT GOOD.

  • daladam 9 years ago

    LIKE THIS" ECONOMIST"THIS MAN IS SO IGNORATE WHO IS RUNUNG GHANA TODAY

  • impromptus 9 years ago

    Med the economy and stop the jazz

  • impromptus 9 years ago

    Talk talk talk for attention

  • Concerned 9 years ago

    Of course these agencies can have a political agenda but their ratings is clearly consistent with what we all know. Depreciating cedi, default of ADB loan, high borrowing, high interest rates, worsening inflation and a genera ...
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