Mr Enoch Okomfo Okonah, an economic analyst, said Tuesday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout is not the panacea to tackling Ghana’s economic challenges.
He has, therefore, asked the Government to do more to create an enabling environment for the private sector to thrive.
He said even though the US$3 billion bailout would bolster and reinforce the country’s economic recovery process, Ghanaians must manage their expectations concerning the loan.
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Mr Okonah said he was optimistic that the money would help stabilise inflation, lower the debt level and restore confidence in the banking sector.
The high unemployment rate had positioned the citizens to “suffer a high dependency burden,” he said and urged the Government to support the private sector to thrive, expand and create employment opportunities for more people.
He said job creation held the key to poverty reduction and since the Government could not absorb everyone into the public sector, there was the need for re-focus and prioritization of the private sector to grow.
“This will pave the way for the sector to contribute meaningfully towards the national economic recovery processes.”