Ghanaian journalist Kwesi Pratt Jr. claims Ghana's economy under Akufo-Addo is worse than HIPC period, despite recent debt relief.

Ghanaian journalist Kwesi Pratt Jr. states that Ghana's economy under the Akufo-Addo administration is worse than during its membership in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) in 2002. Despite recent $4.7bn debt relief, Pratt believes debt forgiveness is not a solution to Ghana's economic problems. In 2001, Ghana spent two-thirds of its total export revenue on debt repayment.

July 26, 2024
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