27th October 2022 3:24:58 PM
1 min readTo discuss how to revive the faltering economy, President Akufo-Addo has met with representatives of the Council of State, the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), and important stakeholders.
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The conference gave the President a forum to speak with economic players about the best ways to ease the burden on businesses and the hardship of everyday Ghanaians.
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The GNCCI’s concerns on the state of the economy currently.
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The cost of doing business in the country is rising due to the rapid depreciation of the cedi against major foreign currencies, interest rates, high fuel prices, and high inflation policy rates.
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More specifically, the outlook for the country's economy is getting worse due to rising public debt, weak domestic revenue performance, the balance of payments issues and a lack of fiscal restraint, which led to a credit rating downgrade and the loss of external financing.
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According to the Chamber, this situation is causing low confidence and speculative activity which are harmful to the resilience and growth of businesses.
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