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The Finance Minister has praised the President, Nana Akufo-Addo for showing leadership during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said leaders are tested during crisis and the President has shown that during the fight against the pandemic.
Addressing Parliament yesterday during his presentation of government’s budget for the first quarter of 2021, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta said “Earlier in March, President Akufo-Addo told the nation ‘we know how to bring the economy to back to life. What we do not know is how to bring people back to life. We will therefore protect people’s lives, then their livelihoods’. Mr. Speaker, those words were truly profound and true to his character, the president has put his leadership skills just where his mouth is. Government set out to protect people’s lives, and then their livelihoods as well. The whole world and more importantly, the vast majority of Ghanaians know that the President and his team have managed the Covid-19 crisis far better than most countries in the world.”
He also said the country has been adjudged as part of the three best countries that managed the virus well.
“Indeed our efforts have been adjudged as among the best three in the world. The robustness of our macro-economic fundamentals and the efficacy of government’s COVID mitigation measures have been borne out by recent indicators. According to the Bank of Ghana’s surveys in August 2020, consumer confidence is bouncing back strongly and is currently above pre-COVID-19 lockdown levels. Business confidence has also increased, although below pre-lockdown levels. About 95 percent of businesses surveyed showed strong optimism, reflecting the improving macroeconomic conditions, stability in the exchange rate, lower input prices, moderation in lending rates, and positive industry prospects.”
“Accordingly, the projected GDP growth rate 2020 reported in July has been revised from 0.9 percent to 1.9 percent to reflect these dynamics. As the Bank of Ghana stated ‘the green shoots of rebound in economic activity’ are already with us. We must be thankful to God for these encouraging developments.” he added.
Source: Ghana Waves