Ghana is 'not broke as some propagandists want us to believe' - Akufo-Addo
Ghana is not as broke as some propagandists will want us to believe, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
Delivering his final state of the nation address in Parliament on Friday morning, he provided statistics to support his position.
He said economic growth has risen to pre-covid level.
He said his administration was handing over the country with almost $8 billion gross international reserves.
That was more than the $6.2 billion gross international reserves his administration inherited in 2017, he said.
“Economic growth has also returned to the pre-COVID trajectory, with an impressive growth rate, rising from 4.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2024; seven per cent in the second quarter and 7.2 per cent in the third quarter,” he said.
He said this when he delivered his last message on the state of the nation address in Parliament in Parliament on Friday and said it was projected that this year’s growth rate would be 6.3 per cent, significantly higher than the 3.4 per cent his administration inherited in 2017.
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