{"id":461589,"date":"2018-02-05T17:07:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T17:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/05\/ghana-beyond-aid-must-be-backed-by-action-economist\/"},"modified":"2018-02-05T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T17:07:31","slug":"ghana-beyond-aid-must-be-backed-by-action-economist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/05\/ghana-beyond-aid-must-be-backed-by-action-economist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana beyond aid must be backed by action \u2013 Economist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Monday,  5 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/67958665.295.jpg\" alt=\"Prof Peter Quartey\" title=\"Prof Peter Quartey\" width=\"295\" height=\"172\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Professor Peter Quartey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517850451_691_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">An economist with the University of Ghana Economics Department has deplored the rhetoric that has accompanied the government\u2019s Ghana beyond aid policy.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Peter Quartey said the country can only be weaned off donor support if the government\u2019s commitment is seen more in actions than in words.<\/p>\n<p>The economist lamented that the policy shift has seen more rhetoric than practical steps to achieve the objective.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo drew applause over the weekend when he told a gathering of foreign presidents and educationist in Senegal the continent has enough resources to fund the education of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The president, who has promised to build a Ghana beyond aid, said Africa cannot continue to depend on the benevolence of donors when it has more natural resource.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not saying that to turn my back or to be ungrateful to all these important or noble people who have committed themselves to help, no,\u201d president Akufo-Addo clarified.<\/p>\n<p>But Professor Quartey said the policy must be backed by actions if Africa is to be weaned off donor support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we want to exit\u2026we should have a structured programme,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting the position of the economist, IMANI-Ghana president, Franklin Cudjoe said Ghana beyond aid should move beyond the &#8220;mere slogan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere should be some milestone,\u201d he told Daniel Dadzie who sat in for show host Kojo Yankson.<\/p>\n<p>With the latest figures showing a dwindling donor support to Ghana and other African nations, Mr Cudjoe has suggested intra-Africa trade as the solution to dependence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are numerous opportunities such as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),&#8221; he said, adding Africans should be getting a &#8220;billion&#8221; out of their natural resources.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 43 updated by: 43 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Monday, 5 February 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-02-05 Professor Peter Quartey An economist with the University of Ghana Economics Department has deplored the rhetoric that has accompanied the government\u2019s Ghana beyond aid policy. 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