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Our IMF discussions will be in wellbeing of Ghanaians- Oppong Nkrumah
The public authority has guaranteed Ghanaians that its discussions with the International Monetary Fund will be to the greatest advantage of Ghanaians.
The public authority is set to meet with the Team from the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Some Ghanaians dread leader projects, for example, the Free SHS as well as open area business will be forfeited for the IMF bailout. In a meeting with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Information Minister said it is too soon to figure out which projects will be rejected.
He guaranteed that administration will do nothing that will additionally bother the situations of Ghanaians.
"We will take a gander at all our use things and look at those we can in any case convey at a lower cost. The way that it is up for assessment doesn't mean abrogation. We have a situation where this organization has carried out various social security programs."
"We should ask ourselves which ones we can in any case convey without spending however much we planned. All in all, and we need to consider which ones we will be unable to push it ahead. We should consider every one of these. It is early days yet.
"However, we need to guarantee Ghanaians that the organization will safeguard what makes a difference to Ghanaians. We are disapproved to haggle in a way to safeguard what is in light of a legitimate concern for Ghanaians. [We will consider] Programs that will guarantee that individuals land positions, and reliefs from the tensions from the Russia-Ukraine war and COVID-19," he added. The Ministry of Information on Friday, July 1, 2022, declared that President Akufo-Addo had given endorsement for Ghana to start commitment with the IMF for a bailout.
The Information Ministry said Ken Ofori-Atta will be driving the talks with the IMF before very long.
Following Ghana's choice to look for an IMF bailout, calls for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta's renunciation have escalated.
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