1.0Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwayshttps://citifmonline.comKojo Akoto Boatenghttps://citifmonline.com/author/kojo/High living costs due to low productivity, import dependence - Economist - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwaysrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DJXpJOUiLW"><a href="https://citifmonline.com/2018/03/high-living-costs-due-low-productivity-import-dependence-economist/">High living costs due to low productivity, import dependence – Economist</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://citifmonline.com/2018/03/high-living-costs-due-low-productivity-import-dependence-economist/embed/#?secret=DJXpJOUiLW" width="600" height="338" title="“High living costs due to low productivity, import dependence – Economist” — Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always" data-secret="DJXpJOUiLW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Eric-Osei-Assibey-Senior-Economist.jpg683407A senior economics lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey, has attributed the high cost of living in the country to low levels of productivity and the consistently weak performances of the cedi on the foreign exchange markets due to the nation’s dependence on imports. According to him the high prices of goods […]