{"id":349760,"date":"2017-09-01T07:05:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T07:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=349760"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:34:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:34:35","slug":"extension-of-imf-program-surprising-john-gatsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/extension-of-imf-program-surprising-john-gatsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension of IMF program surprising \u2013 John Gatsi"},"content":{"rendered":"
An Economist and Senior lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. John Gatsi, has described as surprising, government\u2019s decision to extend the IMF credit program<\/strong><\/span><\/a> despite its earlier stance it would\u00a0end it in April 2018. <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt is surprising because if you listen to the key members of the economic management team, they initially indicated they were going to abolish the program and that couldn\u2019t happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”dYa6AqEWcGct6uM4Bbeamwj538s8WKjp”]Mr. Gatsi said although he is unsure of the circumstances under which the program was extended, he believes it was not imposed on the country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do not want to believe that it was an imposition because if it is an imposition that would have actually played off the scheme of the government because it indicated in this year they were going to exit the program because it was not in the interest of the country.”<\/p>\n