AGI commends gov’t for ban on importation of cables

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Joel MacCutchen 10 years ago

Local prices are twice the imported ones

Local prices are twice the imported ones
KANAWU 10 years ago

NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. MY FEARS ARE THAT IF THE AGI HAS A QUALITY CONTROL BOARD SAVE GHANAIANS OF INFERIOR PRODUCTS FLOODED ON THE MARKET, THINKING THAT THEY NOW HAVE THE MONOPOLY. WHICH SOME OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF MONOPOL ...
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NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. MY FEARS ARE THAT IF THE AGI HAS A QUALITY CONTROL BOARD SAVE GHANAIANS OF INFERIOR PRODUCTS FLOODED ON THE MARKET, THINKING THAT THEY NOW HAVE THE MONOPOLY. WHICH SOME OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF MONOPOLY IN BASIC ECONOMICS.
obroni 10 years ago

competition makes strong entrepreneurs and create the best consumer prices

competition makes strong entrepreneurs and create the best consumer prices
eugene 10 years ago

monopoly is never good...Look at price of phones and service since it was deregulated!

monopoly is never good...Look at price of phones and service since it was deregulated!
Nailbiter 10 years ago

If GSA did their job, rather than being a bribe bowl, then sub-standard and dangerous cables could not be imported. Ghanaian manufacturers could compete on the open market with their quality products.

If GSA did their job, rather than being a bribe bowl, then sub-standard and dangerous cables could not be imported. Ghanaian manufacturers could compete on the open market with their quality products.
ghanaman 10 years ago

Normally, any ban by Government meets cries from the competition on the need to terms of free trade agreements. Will that happen this time too? If protecting local industry with ban on inferior imported goods is tenable, then ...
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Normally, any ban by Government meets cries from the competition on the need to terms of free trade agreements. Will that happen this time too? If protecting local industry with ban on inferior imported goods is tenable, then policy must be extended to several other products. Ghana first!
BOB MENSAH 10 years ago

GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BAN ONLY ELECTRICAL CABLES AND TRANSFORMERS BUT ALL PRODUCTS WHICH HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY AND FOOD AND DRUG AUTHORITY.
OUR SALVATION LIES IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA..... ...
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GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BAN ONLY ELECTRICAL CABLES AND TRANSFORMERS BUT ALL PRODUCTS WHICH HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY AND FOOD AND DRUG AUTHORITY.
OUR SALVATION LIES IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA..........
obroni 10 years ago

So according to you we should ban everything that we can't produce in a competitive way ?
Do you have any idea what will happen to local consumer prices ?
Do you know that Nigeria does that and when you buy a chicken in Gha ...
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So according to you we should ban everything that we can't produce in a competitive way ?
Do you have any idea what will happen to local consumer prices ?
Do you know that Nigeria does that and when you buy a chicken in Ghana for 20 Ghc (being 5 usd) a local produced chicken in Nigeria costs about 10 USD ? do you know that means you many Ghanaians can't afford our new national food Fried rice and chicken ?
BOB MENSAH 10 years ago

ALL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED LOCALLY.

ALL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED LOCALLY.
KANAWU 10 years ago

NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT IF THE QUALITY WOULD BE CONTROLLED VERY WELL WITH GOVT. AGENCIES WITHOUT BRIBES. CERTAINLY, NOBODY WANTS TO PAY TOO MUCH FOR ANY PRODUCT WITH HIS HARD EARNED MONEY, IN THE SAME TOKEN NOBODY WANTS TO CH ...
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NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT IF THE QUALITY WOULD BE CONTROLLED VERY WELL WITH GOVT. AGENCIES WITHOUT BRIBES. CERTAINLY, NOBODY WANTS TO PAY TOO MUCH FOR ANY PRODUCT WITH HIS HARD EARNED MONEY, IN THE SAME TOKEN NOBODY WANTS TO CHEW PEBBLES AND STONES WHEN EATING A NICE RICE DISH.

obroni 10 years ago

Market protection breeds lazy entrepreneurs, I can understand a temporary extra tax to build capacity but closing the market ?
Japan has closed its rice market since decades, the result is that Japanese rice in Japan is the ...
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Market protection breeds lazy entrepreneurs, I can understand a temporary extra tax to build capacity but closing the market ?
Japan has closed its rice market since decades, the result is that Japanese rice in Japan is the most expensive rice in the world, is that what we want for our Ghanaian consumers ?
HARDER@'-89 10 years ago

Very very commendable indeed but mr president do same for rice, poultry, toilet roll , tomatoes, onions, ear bud, toothpick, furniture, fruit juices, mattresses and even processed petroleum products....etc..

Very very commendable indeed but mr president do same for rice, poultry, toilet roll , tomatoes, onions, ear bud, toothpick, furniture, fruit juices, mattresses and even processed petroleum products....etc..
Niibii 10 years ago

There must be a control on quality of cables coming to Ghana simple

There must be a control on quality of cables coming to Ghana simple

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