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The Chinese debt trap

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  • DAN 10 years ago

    repaying China with oil at fixed lower rates rather than sell on spot market for highest rate!

  • Son of Man 10 years ago

    Mr. Yeboah you are on the money, I live in California USA and we see how Chinese are duping the country of America left and right and Ghana is a small peanut for them. Do not be surprised within 5- 10 years there will be a C ...
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  • Alex London 10 years ago

    Why should we continue to borrow to develop projects. The government has no business to own and run entities like Electrity supply, water suply post office. privatise these companies. We need to consider inviting investors to ...
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  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    You read the post . Mies have been here for ages and we know nothing about how to mine. Even galamsey we called in the chinese. So bra which private sector are you talking about? Sainbury's or Rothschild

  • OKOE 10 years ago

    WHO WILL EVER TELL ME THAT HE OR SHE RESPECTS SOMEONE WHO CANNOT LIVE WITHIN HIS OR HER MEANS. WELL, I AM YET TO SEE ONE. THIS INDIVIDUAL BORROWS FROM LEFT AND RIGHT JUST TO BE ABLE TO PAY HIS BILLS. WILL YOU RESPECT HIM? THA ...
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  • Kwame 10 years ago

    Son of Man the United States of America is China's highest debtor. The current debts we own now are those given to us by western countries with strings attached. Some of conditions are structural adjustment of your economy, m ...
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  • Don Blunt 10 years ago

    What a poor argument, Kwame.
    For your information, remittances from your Brothers/Sisters living abroad make up to a significant portion, in fact, more than you can ever imagine. And no "collateral" oil flows in return, only ...
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  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    The idiot called Kwame is even asking us how much we contribute to the economy. What this fool is not aware is that, diasporians send in more than 4 billion dollars a year to Ghana with more than 35% of the 4 billion coming f ...
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  • PAT 10 years ago

    in the abundance of water the fool is thirsty.....ndc govt is soooo eager to waste our crude oil money even before we drill the oil ....eager to commit so much cash to the chinese who are out to exploit ndc evil plans for gha ...
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  • TEE 10 years ago

    SO IN GHANA THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GIVE THE NATION NO BENEFIT SO ONLY THE POLITICIANS LOOT AND SHARE AND CHOP. WHAT SO THE 24 MILLION POPULATION GAINED FROM THE RESOURCES WE HAVE SINCE INDEPENDENT. I WANT TO KNOW

  • TEE 10 years ago

    SO NO GOVERNMENT GIVES ANY BENEFIT TO ANY CITIZEN IN GHANA. SO WHAT HAPPEN TO OUR MONEY AND RESOURCES PERIOD

  • Loro 10 years ago

    Very deep, thought provoking, and incisive. Indeed the borrower is always a slave to the lender. GH stand up!

  • machaela adomako 10 years ago

    i just hope there will be someone to save us when we drown in the sea. all these loans are even used for personal gains.