The immediate past Finance Minister says Ghana's economic recovery was quicker than anticipated, urging the new administration to sustain the gains rather than undo progress for political reasons.
Dr Mohammed Amin Adam Anta speaking on Joy News' PM Express Business Edition on Thursday, highlighted the resilience of the economy despite global economic challenges, stating that Ghana had outperformed expectations in its recovery. "I do not disagree that the economy was the major issue on the ballot because we all knew that the economy was difficult," he acknowledged. "And as I explained, it wasn't only the Ghanaian economy.
Most incumbents across the world who went through elections around the same time lost, so it wasn't peculiar to Ghana.
The economy really dominated the political debate." However, he was quick to point out that the economic challenges were largely influenced by external factors rather than purely domestic mismanagement. "Our view is that these factors that led to our economic difficulties were not generally domestic-induced.
