General News of Sunday, 30 September 2018Source: Jubilee HouseEconomic indices healthy, pointing in the right direction - President Akufo-AddoPresident Nana Akufo-Addo greeting participants after the meeting in Washington DCThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that, over the last 21 months, the period of stay of his government in office, Ghana’s economy has been revived, with the various macroeconomic indices all pointing in the right direction. Addressing the Ghanaian community in Washington DC, on Friday, 28th September, 2018, President Akufo-Addo noted that, prior to his assumption of office on 7th January, 2018, all the indices of economic performance and management were abysmal. The 3.6% rate of growth we inherited in 2016, by the end of 2017 had grown to 8.5%. With the country, from 2009 to 2016, not witnessing any reduction in utility tariffs, President Akufo-Addo noted that the era of former President Mahama was characterized by the erratic energy supply, popularly referred to as ‘dumsor’. The mining sector registered a 10% reduction in tariffs, and then for the special load tariff customers, i.e.

Source: GhanaWeb September 30, 2018 14:48 UTC