Over-reliance on traditional exports can’t drive economy – Spio-Garbrah

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• EZEKIEL 10 years ago

  WE CHARGE VAT (Value Added Tax) to almost everything in Ghana! Which Value do we add ??? MANUFACTURING/ ASSEMBLYIN are the Motors of DEVELOPMENT but the Blackman is SATISFIED to EXPORT the RAW for somebody else to add VALUE a ...
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  WE CHARGE VAT (Value Added Tax) to almost everything in Ghana! Which Value do we add ??? MANUFACTURING/ ASSEMBLYIN are the Motors of DEVELOPMENT but the Blackman is SATISFIED to EXPORT the RAW for somebody else to add VALUE and we buy at 1000% and are happy!!!

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• Captein 10 years ago

  Focus on the development of TRADE? Are you telling me?
  What sort of trade do you think? How are doing it? What outcomes do you expect in 6 months, a yr. 2yr ....
  I thought you wanted the job badly and was calling others te ...
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  Focus on the development of TRADE? Are you telling me?
  What sort of trade do you think? How are doing it? What outcomes do you expect in 6 months, a yr. 2yr ....
  I thought you wanted the job badly and was calling others team B.
  Now you seem to have put up your "CYTO" teacher's cap. Why?
  Time and time again ministers just talk, do nothing concrete, just lecture about what they think not what they are doing, we pay them huge salaries with perks 4yr pass and they are out of office if not reshuffled.
  What were your goals, solutions befor you got the post.
  This is not your first time in government the problems have persisted long enough and you know.
  How do you trade in What products not traditional if you do not produce the things someone will like to buy. Every BECE kid knows this.We want solutions not talk.
  Trade ministry will need collaboration with producers say agricultural goods to start with. What happened to AGOA tha Africa is unable to supply the goods to the USA

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• MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

  It is time we as people change our consumption habits. Consume more cocoa, coconut, apple pineapple. orange, cashew nuts, tomato, carrot, watermelon, aluguntungun, strawberry, lemon. eggplant, cauliflower, garlic, broccoli, ...
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  It is time we as people change our consumption habits. Consume more cocoa, coconut, apple pineapple. orange, cashew nuts, tomato, carrot, watermelon, aluguntungun, strawberry, lemon. eggplant, cauliflower, garlic, broccoli, kontomie, kale, cabbage, paya (avocado). pepper, ginger, and other foods now called super food.
  
  A recent study by the University College of London confirms what we have suspected for quite some time now: a diet high in fruits, nuts, and vegetables increases life expectancy.
  
  This means that we seriously need to consider what we sell overseas as exports.
  
  If raw cocoa, or cacao, ranks among the highest antioxidant food in the world and is well regarded for its role in supportingheart health
  balancing blood sugar levels, and regulating mood and alertness. then our health professional need to get to work to make tough changes in our export policies.
  
  In addition to its high concentration of antioxidant flavonoids, cocoa also contains magnesium, iron, chromium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, and copper- minerals that assist in metabolic functioning, muscular contraction, and the transportation of oxygen
  throughout the blood stream.
  
  Maybe it is time we demand more for our cocoa, or hold on to them with the other cocoa exporting nations.

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• Paa Joe 10 years ago

  EGYA EKOW SPIO-GARBRAH YOU ARE HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT WITH YOUR COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS:
  
  BUT THE QUESTION IS WHY HAS THE NATIONS SO CALLED EDUCATED AND POLITICIANS STILL REMAINED UNCONVINCED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC I ...
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  EGYA EKOW SPIO-GARBRAH YOU ARE HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT WITH YOUR COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS:
  
  BUT THE QUESTION IS WHY HAS THE NATIONS SO CALLED EDUCATED AND POLITICIANS STILL REMAINED UNCONVINCED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN CREATING ECONOMIC GROWTH.
  
  NONE OF THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BECAME HIGH INCOME NATIONS WITHOUT DEVELOPING A MANUFACTURING BASE THAT IN TURN HAVE PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCOME´, CONSUMER SPENDING AND BETTER STANDARDS OF LIVINF FOR THEIR CITIZENS.
  
  GHANA HAS STILL MANY INDUSTRIES BUILT BY THE CPP RULING GOVERNMEMT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR KWAME NKRUMAH OF BLESSED MEMORY.
  
  WHY HAS IT STILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT FOR ANY GOVERNMENT IN POWER TO HAND OVER THESE SET-UPS TO PRACTICAL PROFFESIONAL EDUCATED MEN AND WOMEN AND SUPPORTED BY THE BANKS WITH PRODUCTION CAPITAL AND TO REHABILITATE THEM FOR PRODUCTION.
  
  ARE HIGH AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND THE EDUCATED ONLY TRAINED TO ENGAGE IN BUYING AND SELLING AND EXPORT OF TRADITITIONAL RAW MATERIALS.
  
  WHY HAVE THEY STILL FAILED TO DELIVER IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, DISCOVERY, CURIOUSITY AND INVENTION AND TO PROPEL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN GHANA.
  
  SHOULD COCOA FARMERS AND UNSKILLED MINE WORKERS CONTINUE TO EARN GHANA'S HARD CURRENCY TO SERVICE NATIONSAL BUDGETS, WAGES AND SALARY, IMPORTATION OF FOOD COMMODITIES AND EXPENSIVE LUXURY CARS AND JEEPS FOR THE HONEYMOON, HIGLIFE AND MERRY-MKING OF THE NON-PRODUCTIVE EDUCATED PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  THIS IS INDEED CHEATING AND STEALING, AND TOTALLY WRONG.
  
  EKOW,ARE WE NOT SHAMEFUL AND DISGRACEFUL PEOPLE ON ERATH.

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• MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

  To answer your rhetorical question, yes we are indeed shameful and disgrace people on Earth.
  And Ekow Spio-Grabrah fully knows. But he doesn't give a hoot, Paa Joe. And that hurts !

  To answer your rhetorical question, yes we are indeed shameful and disgrace people on Earth.
  And Ekow Spio-Grabrah fully knows. But he doesn't give a hoot, Paa Joe. And that hurts !

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