DECISION TO GO TO IMF FOR ECONOMIC BAILOUT WAS VERY PAINFUL – PRESIDENT NANA AKUFO-ADDO

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that it was a very painful decision that he and his government had to make as far as going to the IMF to seek economic support was concerned.

According to him, going to the IMF for an economic bailout was not part of the transformational agenda his government has been pursuing.

Addressing the Nation on Measures taken to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus and update on the IMF programme on Sunday, May 28/05/23 he said the country was in extraordinary times and the government had to take extraordinary measures.

He said Ghana having access to the IMF facility will not spell economic difficulties immediately.

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