{"id":465465,"date":"2018-02-19T07:51:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T07:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/19\/pursue-ghana-beyond-debt-ishmael-yamson-to-government\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T07:51:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T07:51:37","slug":"pursue-ghana-beyond-debt-ishmael-yamson-to-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/19\/pursue-ghana-beyond-debt-ishmael-yamson-to-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Pursue \u2018Ghana Beyond Debt\u2019 &#8211; Ishmael Yamson to government"},"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, 19 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citibusinessnews.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-19<\/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\/42388999.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Ishmael Yamson 620x330\" title=\"Dr Ishmael Yamson 620x330\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dr. Ishmael Yamson<\/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\/1519026697_60_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Former Chief Executive of Unilever Ghana, and now Board Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, Dr. Ishmael Yamson has tasked government to pursue a \u2018Ghana Beyond Debt\u2019 agenda in addition to the \u2018Ghana Beyond Aid\u2019 project.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Ghana\u2019s growing debt is one of the biggest risks that could cripple the economy, hence there must be a national agenda on drastically reducing it.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019 public debt stock currently stands at 138.8 billion cedis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists after chairing a forum organized by the American Chamber of Commerce Ghana, Dr. Yamson observed that the country\u2019s debt level is alarming.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that successive governments have not done enough to control the debt levels, but rather added more to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we have any one single problem that has bedeviled this country for many years, it is debt. Governments over governments have borrowed and over borrowed and the country have come under very severe fiscal stress because we have to find the money to not only service the debt but also pay the interest,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that there must be pragmatic measures to prevent the debt from reaching unsustainable levels<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Yamson maintained that government should invest in the manufacturing sub-sector since it is one of the critical areas that can help reverse the trend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see a situation where we can build the kind of economy which is robust enough which is driven by manufacturing and agriculture and services. Which will generate enough money so that government can save and invest, so that the private sector can have access to funds and invest,\u201d he recommended.<\/p>\n<p>He added that such a move will also fulfil government\u2019s agenda of creating jobs for Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 49 updated by: -1 --><\/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, 19 February 2018 Source: citibusinessnews.com 2018-02-19 Dr. Ishmael Yamson Former Chief Executive of Unilever Ghana, and now Board Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, Dr. Ishmael Yamson has tasked government to pursue a \u2018Ghana Beyond Debt\u2019 agenda in addition to the \u2018Ghana Beyond Aid\u2019 project. 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