Ghana's economy has improved but there are no jobs - Manasseh Awuni
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says Ghana’s economy has shown signs of improvement under the current administration but argues that the country is still far from achieving an economy worthy of. . .
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says Ghana’s economy has shown signs of improvement under the current administration but argues that the country is still far from achieving an economy worthy of widespread celebration. In a Facebook post following the presentation of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, Manasseh said the economy appears healthier than it was under the previous administration, although he noted that some attribute the recovery to Ghana’s IMF programme. “The first is that the economy looks healthier than it was in the previous administration,” he wrote, adding that “even the NPP members who love Ghana would dread putting the economy back in the hands of Ken Ofori-Atta should a second chance present itself. ”Despite acknowledging the improvement, he said many structural problems continue to affect the economy. “Ghana’s economy is far from the ululations that greeted the Finance Minister’s reading of the mid-year budget yesterday,” he stated. According to him, low production, rising unemployment and limited manufacturing remain major concerns. He warned that Ghana risks becoming a market for imported goods instead of expanding local production. “Production is still low, but no one seems to care. Giant Chinese malls are sprouting up across Ghana, and our country risks becoming a dumping ground for China’s manufacturing sector,” he wrote. Manasseh also said some maize and rice farmers had told him they intended to reduce cultivation or stop farming because they had struggled to recover their investments following a food glut and restrictions on grain exports. While recognising what he described as modest economic gains, he argued that the country’s current economic conditions do not justify excessive celebration. “We can still point out the gains and the strengths. But, frankly, ours is not the economy whose budget reading should give Franklin Cudjoe ‘goosebumps all over and watery eyes!'” he wrote.