Eiii Ghana! The Ghana cedi dey do some kinda dance wey dey confuse plenty people. While the cedi dey appreciate small small, importers and exporters dey shout say make government do something sharp about the tariffs wey dey port. Dem say the current charges dey make goods expensive for everybody for the country inside.
Importers Dey Cry!
Samson Asaki Awingobit, the big man for Importers and Exporters Association, dey beg government say make dem hurry do something about the port duties. He talk say even though the cedi dey gain value, things still dey expensive for market. According to am, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson talk say dem go meet with the association after the budget for March 2025, but up till now, the meeting no happen.
He dey urge government say make dem speed up the process so that product prices go reduce for market top. “The Finance Minister schedule meeting with us regarding import duties, but we dey wait still. We beg government make dem do am quick, because e go help reduce prices of certain products for the markets significantly,” he talk.
President Mahama Talk Ein Mind!
President John Mahama don talk say he believe say the Ghana cedi go settle between GH¢10 to GH¢12 against the US dollar. He say that one be fair value wey go support both exporters and importers, plus e go maintain macroeconomic stability.
Exporters Dey Get Wahala!
President Mahama talk am for meeting with Federation of Association of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) say he dey see say the cedi dey appreciate, but he warn say make the cedi no strong too much, because e fit spoil export business.
He talk say: “Some people dey talk say the cedi fit fall to GH¢4, but we know say the true value no dey there. If e drop that low, e go kill all export businesses.”
One interview reveal say while importers dey happy small with the way things dey go, exporters dey worry because dem no dey see enough profit from demma investments. E be like balancing needs for everybody be hard job!