Ghana, best place to do business in West Africa - World Bank report

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• AGBESI KWESI 9 years ago

  Mahama is so heartless, wicked and corrupt that he wouldn’t blink stealing from a helpless orphan. Please read the following:
  Ghana’s President Hurls Insults At Obasanjo At African Forum In London - bloomberg
  
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  Mahama is so heartless, wicked and corrupt that he wouldn’t blink stealing from a helpless orphan. Please read the following:
  Ghana’s President Hurls Insults At Obasanjo At African Forum In London - bloomberg
  
  There was near pandemonium and confusion at the Annual Global African Investment Forum held in Westminster, Central London after a heated exchange between Ghana’s President John Mahama and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo degenerated into open insults.This was due to General Obasanjo openly accusing the Ghanaian president and his government of blackmailing and collecting bribes from Nigerian businessmen in Ghana, buying numerous properties in Nigeria and South Africa and financially contributing 12 million dollars to Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign last year. This infuriated President Mahama who lost his temper and pointing his finger, called General Obasanjo an ” idiot” and a “silly buffoon”.It took other ministers present as well as Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to calm tempers and usher President Mahama to a nearby room. The forum, which takes place from 1st to 3rd December is attended by African Heads of States, Ministers, Private equity firms and investors to discuss opportunities for investment and development in African Economies.
  
  Culled from Bloomberg

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• BAZUUKA@ 9 years ago

  AGBESI KWESI look if you don't stop this kind of your stupidity on this platform it may lead you into trouble. Your immaturity , your foolishness , your stupidity and your ignorance of the real issues in this country is too l ...
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  AGBESI KWESI look if you don't stop this kind of your stupidity on this platform it may lead you into trouble. Your immaturity , your foolishness , your stupidity and your ignorance of the real issues in this country is too large. do something about it and think before posting such rubbish ok idiot.

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• Yaw 9 years ago

  Thank you, Bazuuka

  Thank you, Bazuuka

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• Etse Dugah 9 years ago

  This is a story for people who do not read, reason and the blind folders.

  This is a story for people who do not read, reason and the blind folders.

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• Ray 9 years ago

  Whether he is a thief or not, JM will surely win. What most people don't know is, this man has been ordained not by man but by God to be president. Therefore no weapon fashioned against him shall succeed. Why is it that ma ...
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  Whether he is a thief or not, JM will surely win. What most people don't know is, this man has been ordained not by man but by God to be president. Therefore no weapon fashioned against him shall succeed. Why is it that many people have lined up to become presidents, but joined on his first attempt and got elected. God is in control and the silent majority will by the grace of God elect him.

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• Ogidi 9 years ago

  Prez Mahama is God sent. God bless Ghana. GOD bless JM. This is the work of God. Let no man take credit for it. In times when Ghana was about to break because of all die be die Akuffo Addo, God gave Prez Mills eternal rest an ...
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  Prez Mahama is God sent. God bless Ghana. GOD bless JM. This is the work of God. Let no man take credit for it. In times when Ghana was about to break because of all die be die Akuffo Addo, God gave Prez Mills eternal rest and brought in Lion Mahama to guard His beloved nation Ghana against tyrants. 4 more years for you JM.

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• BAZUUKA@ 9 years ago

  That is a great news for us Ghanaians we must be happy

  That is a great news for us Ghanaians we must be happy

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• big boy 9 years ago

  AGBESI KWESI is MUTUM BANZA

  AGBESI KWESI is MUTUM BANZA

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• concern 9 years ago

  Very

  Very

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• Tinkalo 9 years ago

  Ghanaians are unhappy with everything. They moaned about dumsor, pissed off with sor. I bet by now some are even planning to sabotage the improvements in power supply for politics. When oh when will you be proud of your count ...
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  Ghanaians are unhappy with everything. They moaned about dumsor, pissed off with sor. I bet by now some are even planning to sabotage the improvements in power supply for politics. When oh when will you be proud of your country.

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• Naa Yaa 9 years ago

  I care less what the World Bank says about Ghana. But I do care if I cannot feed my family. I also care if I have no job and unable to pay my high utility bills. The World Bank is not coming to pay them,and that is why I and ...
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  I care less what the World Bank says about Ghana. But I do care if I cannot feed my family. I also care if I have no job and unable to pay my high utility bills. The World Bank is not coming to pay them,and that is why I and many others like minded are voting for Nana Akufo-Addo this December 7th.
  Democracy is sweet,when I read that 800 Ladies of NDC have left to support the NPP. World Bank can even write to say that the streets of Accra are painted with Gold,and I will not believe them,because I live on the grounds of Accra,and I know better.

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• Frank Fali 9 years ago

  IF YOU CAN'T FEED YOUR FAMILY, GO LOOK FOR WORK AND DO. EVERYBODY IN GHANA WHO CAN FEED THEIR FAMILY LOOKED FOR WORK AND GOT IT, EVEN THE PRESIDENT!! LAZY PEOPLE!!

  IF YOU CAN'T FEED YOUR FAMILY, GO LOOK FOR WORK AND DO. EVERYBODY IN GHANA WHO CAN FEED THEIR FAMILY LOOKED FOR WORK AND GOT IT, EVEN THE PRESIDENT!! LAZY PEOPLE!!

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• Jack 9 years ago

  Naa Has stop giving birth to thousand children pls

  Naa Has stop giving birth to thousand children pls

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• G. K. Berko 9 years ago

  We don't see that reflected in People's lives. If Ghana is the best place to invest in West Africa, why aren't we receiving massive investment flow into the country? Did that situation suddenly arise? Wow!
  
  If it has been ...
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  We don't see that reflected in People's lives. If Ghana is the best place to invest in West Africa, why aren't we receiving massive investment flow into the country? Did that situation suddenly arise? Wow!
  
  If it has been so for a while now, we have not yet seen any positive benefits from that reaching the ordinary folks. Why is that? Could it be Ghana only exists as such for enriching only the outside investors? Our Institutions could still be so inefficient or corrupt that they do not derive any real returns from such investments that outsiders may be pouring into the country; the gains from those investments are all allowed to leave our shores with barely any remnants of wealth left for us. No! That status is meaningless to us unless it is effectively engaging our folks to grow economically, and accelerating our Nation's general development as well. Any macro-economical advancement without concomitant micro-economical surge for the country is worthless and unsustainable.
  
  Long Live Ghana!!!

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• Emmanuel 9 years ago

  Wise talk mr.

  Wise talk mr.

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• Odikro 9 years ago

  Whoever wants to do business in darkness, and with thieves.

  Whoever wants to do business in darkness, and with thieves.

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• Steve 9 years ago

  Can you imagine somebody thinking by this ranking Ghana has achieved something,even with oil? Abah!With oil Ghna has stepped up only 3 places for the nincopoons to be excited..... were're finished.

  Can you imagine somebody thinking by this ranking Ghana has achieved something,even with oil? Abah!With oil Ghna has stepped up only 3 places for the nincopoons to be excited..... were're finished.

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• Banza Yaro 9 years ago

  Ghana is the best place to do business is because Ghana has the best potential in terms of revenue rewards if all is ok and not because of the policies of this incompetent government. Remember any where you strike oil, it aut ...
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  Ghana is the best place to do business is because Ghana has the best potential in terms of revenue rewards if all is ok and not because of the policies of this incompetent government. Remember any where you strike oil, it automatically becomes a very potential investment magnet. If we had brainy leaders with vision at this stage, we would not have been taking orders from the IMF but floating on the rainbow by now. All we have are thieves and corrupt leaders who think about their pockets before country.

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• Jodi mills 9 years ago

  Talking of who to call a thief, even the blind, the deaf and also the dead ones know for a fact that it is no one but Kuffuor and the npp as a whole are the very known thieves. Ghanaians knows you better know. JM tuaso.

  Talking of who to call a thief, even the blind, the deaf and also the dead ones know for a fact that it is no one but Kuffuor and the npp as a whole are the very known thieves. Ghanaians knows you better know. JM tuaso.

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• Francis, USA 9 years ago

  Thank you @Bazuuka

  Thank you @Bazuuka

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• NiiMeNiiM3 9 years ago

  These same figures economists glean their figures from. Who is hungry now in Ghana who would not have been hungry in 2001-2008?
  
  The NPP and their supporters are saying "we do not eat roads, buildings" but they all form of ...
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  These same figures economists glean their figures from. Who is hungry now in Ghana who would not have been hungry in 2001-2008?
  
  The NPP and their supporters are saying "we do not eat roads, buildings" but they all form of economic indicators. For cup o gari, we wish to send Ghana to medieval times with no developmental structures in place? Some want fat bank accounts in place of development? Everything has improved under this Regime from the NPP era: more private schools with parents affording. more support for Government schools. What is the story?
  
  We must remember that Dr Bawumiah is saying Ghana has collapsed. Is he telling the truth? Someone, somehow in any part of the world will cry hunger, will sleep in the dark and will have some need unmet. These are not indicators.
  
  Somehow, Ghanaians want even better economic life style than that of the developed West where even some still sleep rough under bridges and in make-shift cardboard box structures.
  
  I am a very proud Ghanaian living in this era seeing all the developmental works taking place in Ghana.
  
  The bottleneck from La Olympia Cinema end of the Accra Tema Road through to Teshie which had persisted for years and throughout the tenure of NPP 2001 -2008 has cleared. A two hour journey now reduced to ten minutes to be precise. All this under NDC. The link road from Teshie LasCala to Spinters laid dormant throughout the tenure of NPP, now it has seen massive facelight. Connecting from Teshie LasCala to Spinters Road now is so smooth like knife sliding in butter. This is the progress The Osagyefo was promising Ghanaians.
  
  Certainly, propaganda is same as mercenary actions - strong and powerful. Un-quantified promises are cheap. NPP has nothing to show just to churn out falsehood in a developing country in which whatever you do, you cannot solve all problems in one bash. There has never been a single issue which had been brought to the attention of the NPP flagbearer that has a next term solution tag. All immediate and now after 2017. Oil money is not magic money.
  
  The NDC under JDM is moving creatively and it does not look like the development could be stopped.

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• kweks 9 years ago

  Hon Seth Tekper, congratulations. i have always believed in you. i have confidence in you. No wonder Pres JM also has shown his confidence in you. Pres JM we love you. Well done. We love you. We love NDC. I dey be k3k3. Pres ...
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  Hon Seth Tekper, congratulations. i have always believed in you. i have confidence in you. No wonder Pres JM also has shown his confidence in you. Pres JM we love you. Well done. We love you. We love NDC. I dey be k3k3. Pres JM toaso

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• bad guys 9 years ago

  the bad guys are outside spewing lies this tells them that the don't read. they just sleep,wake up start deceiving Ghanaians . the almighty God is watching.He will definitely put JDM ahead of them.

  the bad guys are outside spewing lies this tells them that the don't read. they just sleep,wake up start deceiving Ghanaians . the almighty God is watching.He will definitely put JDM ahead of them.

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• BoNTO EMMANUL 9 years ago

  JM Toasoooooo never listen to them They are masters of discomfort. Ghanaian have decided already....They lose focus So all they have to do is to confuse people from one corner to the other..JM all the way no size.

  JM Toasoooooo never listen to them They are masters of discomfort. Ghanaian have decided already....They lose focus So all they have to do is to confuse people from one corner to the other..JM all the way no size.

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• Frank Fali 9 years ago

  IF IT WAS THE OTHER WAY ROUND, NPP AND BAWUMIA WILL QUOTE IT IN EVERY PUBLIC SPEECH.

  IF IT WAS THE OTHER WAY ROUND, NPP AND BAWUMIA WILL QUOTE IT IN EVERY PUBLIC SPEECH.

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• k.bash 9 years ago

  Apuuu with this huge school fees payment and dumsor,light bills in the country i hope changing is coming

  Apuuu with this huge school fees payment and dumsor,light bills in the country i hope changing is coming

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• joe,boston 9 years ago

  I said it before and will say it again, Bawumia can kiss his job opportunities with international institutions good-bye.

  I said it before and will say it again, Bawumia can kiss his job opportunities with international institutions good-bye.

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• Z H 9 years ago

  In full fairness, Ghana continues to be the best scorer in West Africa, so that assertion is true.
  
  But for the remaining 95% of the article, that is pure propaganda because Ghana's rank fell from 63rd in 2012 to 114th in 2 ...
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  In full fairness, Ghana continues to be the best scorer in West Africa, so that assertion is true.
  
  But for the remaining 95% of the article, that is pure propaganda because Ghana's rank fell from 63rd in 2012 to 114th in 2016, before it improved slightly to 108 in 2017.
  
  This means that, although we are still the region's best performer, we are still very far from our 2012 position. We need to stop talking an start acting.

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