The UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has defended the government of Ghana over the difficult economic conditions it’s currently facing.
According to Thompson, the difficult economic climate is hardly unique to Ghana and hence can be described as understandable.
She made her comment in a post shared on Twitter, whilst reacting to a post from the UK’s Minister for Development, Vicky Ford, regarding a recent meeting she held with Ken Ofori-Atta.
Ford shared a photo with Ofori-Atta following their meeting and revealed they held bilateral talks on how the global community can help Africa during this time of crisis.
“Ghana is a great friend of the UK. In my meeting with Hon. Minister Ofori-Atta @MoF_Ghana we discussed the global economic challenges and the support we as the international community can offer Ghana, including a possible new @IMFNews programme. 🇬🇧 🇬🇭,” Ford wrote.
Harriet Thompson replied to that tweet with the sentiment that Ghana is not alone in facing economic challenges.
“Ghana is not alone in facing economic challenges. We must be ready to take the difficult decisions & come together internationally to get through 🇬🇭🇬🇧 We look forward to welcoming you back to 🇬🇭 in your new role @vickyford (& we’re glad to see you ❤️ your made-in-Ghana jacket!),” Thompson wrote.
Ghana is not alone in facing economic challenges. We must be ready to take the difficult decisions & come together internationally to get through 🇬🇭🇬🇧
We look forward to welcoming you back to 🇬🇭 in your new role @vickyford (& we’re glad to see you ❤️ your made-in-Ghana jacket!). https://t.co/qh9CwLB58p
— Harriet Thompson (@HCThompson001) October 14, 2022
The government of Ghana is currently engaged in discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over an economic assistance package.
Recently, a team from the Ministry of Finance, headed by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, was in Washington DC for a World Bank/IMF meeting.
Following the meetings, the Finance Minister said the team would stay behind for more discussions with the IMF with the aim of speeding up the process.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com