The 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review offers no real excitement for jobs or the fight against poverty, according to Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana, Charles Godfred Ackah.
He believes that while the economic managers can claim credit for some positive indicators, the deeper issues facing Ghanaians remain untouched. "The statistics are showing some good performance," Prof.
Ackah said. "If you measure them in the context of normal, orthodox economics, you will see a reduction or some form of consolidation." He pointed to the primary surplus, inflation trending down, and exchange rate stability as evidence of fiscal consolidation. "So I think that is good to some extent," he noted. "But you have to ask yourself, at what cost?
What is our vision as a nation?
