{"id":1157679,"date":"2022-07-24T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T21:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/24\/going-to-imf-is-useless-kwesi-pratt-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-07-24T21:41:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T21:41:02","slug":"going-to-imf-is-useless-kwesi-pratt-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/24\/going-to-imf-is-useless-kwesi-pratt-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Going To IMF Is Useless&#8217; &#8211; Kwesi Pratt | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seasoned Journalist, Kwesi Pratt has vehemently reprimanded government\u00a0over her\u00a0move to the International Monetary Fund(IMF) for financial assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The government is in talks with the international financial institution for a grant to support its economic program.<\/p>\n<p>The government claims the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the Ukraine\/Russia war has adversely affected Ghana&#8217;s economy that the move to the IMF is necessary to salvage the economy.<\/p>\n<p>But to Mr. Pratt,\u00a0<em>&#8220;going to the IMF is a waste of time . . . Going to the IMF is useless&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Advising the government against the IMF decision, he quoted a popular saying by world-renowned physicist, Albert Einstein, saying<em>\u00a0&#8220;doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different result is madness&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We have a basis for speaking against the IMF because they haven&#8217;t helped us before. Every time they come, it&#8217;s all trouble,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Pratt made these submissions on\u00a0<strong>Peace FM&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>morning show &#8220;Kokrokoo&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"P93j5-nelyg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Going To IMF Waste Of Time; Useless - Kwesi Pratt Fires\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P93j5-nelyg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi\/Peacefmonline.com\/Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. 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The government is in talks with the international financial institution for a grant to support its economic program. 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