{"id":357209,"date":"2017-09-27T04:57:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T04:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=357209"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:10:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:10:42","slug":"nana-addo-to-follow-up-on-20bn-chinese-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/nana-addo-to-follow-up-on-20bn-chinese-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Nana Addo to follow-up on $20bn Chinese loan"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Nana Akufo-Addo will next year visit China to follow up on some commitments made by the Chinese government to invest over 20 billion dollars in Ghana\u2019s economy, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced<\/p>\n

He explains that the purpose of the visit will also discuss bilateral trade issues with the government of China on government\u2019s new policy of allowing the private sector to lead economic growth and development.<\/p>\n

The Finance Minister made the announcement after Ghana signed an agreement with China under the Forum on China-Africa Corporation (FOCAC) to benefit from a 60 billion credit facility earmarked for the African continent.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a short ceremony after signing the agreement, Mr. Ofori Atta assured that government is committed to accessing the funds to exploit Ghana\u2019s bauxite reserve for economic development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe both recognize the historical point in time that we are and our president has committed to a renew engagement and has agree to go to China for a visit next year following up to what our vice president did so the two of us are working to the details of this relationship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that the mining of the mineral resource is interlinked with other infrastructural development such as the construction of \u00a0railway network as well as other factories under the one-district, one factory project.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ofori Atta further stated that the Chinese side is willing to provide over the medium term, the necessary financial support in electricity, transportation, telecommunications, municipal construction and education among others under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Corporation (FOCAC).<\/p>\n

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Ken Ofori Atta – Finance Minister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cChinese financial institutions will also establish business relationship, exchange information with the Ghana Export-Import Bank and other\u00a0 financial institutions in order to provide service for the further development of bilateral trade and economic cooperation,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bawumia\u2019s visit to China<\/strong><\/p>\n

In June 2017, The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the government of China has committed 20 billion dollars worth of investment to Ghana.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bawumia pointed out that Ghana was able to secure the commitment due to\u00a0new financing model designed by the Economic Management Team.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists after returning from a four-day visit to the Peoples Republic of China, Dr. Bawumia stated that there is an outstanding 4 billion dollars deal that will be concluded soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Peoples Republic of China and the State and Private Sector Enterprises have together committed to support the economic transformation agenda of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. So far the commitment that we received in China before leaving amounted to 15 billion dollars,\u201d he disclosed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a possibility that within the next month or so there are some discussion that we couldn\u2019t conclude and another 4 billion dollars will be added to that. Of course, we will follow these through,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bawumia stated that the government\u2019s goodwill appealed to many investors such that the private sectorin China were eager to invest in Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt various meetings during the 4 day visit, leading Chinese companies and agencies of the government of China signed these MoU totaling about 15 billion. In the area of industrilisation for example the China National Building Materials Equipment Export and Import Cooperation signed a facility with the Private Sector led by the Association of Ghana Industries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bwumia debunks compromise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dr. Bawumia refuted assertions that the commitments to invest 15 billion dollars in Ghana\u2019s economy will compromise the fight against galamsey.<\/p>\n

He downplayed possible concerns the support Ghana is getting from China could compromise efforts against illegal mining, of which Chinese nationals are known to be heavily engaged in.<\/p>\n

According to him, China is happy with Ghana\u2019s clamp down on illegal mining, which has seen a significant number of Chinese nationals in Ghana arrested.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue of Galamsey is not a China matter. The issue is a galamsey matter and we deal with anybody who is involved in galamsey per our laws and the Chinese are very happy with us enforcing our laws,\u201d the vice president stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey [the Chinese] won\u2019t tell us how to enforce our laws as we can\u2019t tell them how to enforce their laws and I think the fight against galamsey is no respecter of persons regardless of where you come from\u2026 you are going to be dealt with the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that, the Chinese \u201care very supportive of us dealing with the galamsey issue as per our laws and our laws are doing a wonderful job so far\u2026 I don\u2019t think there is any link between the fight against galamsey and our support from China. China wants us to do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chinese involvement with the state has been looked on with suspicion from the public given\u00a0Chinese nationals have gained notoriety for involvement\u00a0in illegal mining activities, with a significant number of them currently dealing with cases in the court of law.<\/p>\n

High-profile donations made to the police and\u00a0Attorney General\u2019s office from Chinese, were met with criticism from the public with fears the donations could comprise law enforcement stakeholders.<\/p>\n

These concerns are not without merit given that a former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, revealed pressure was put on him from Chinese officials in Ghana when he tried to fight against illegal mining. According to Inusah Fusseini, the former Chinese Ambassador tried different methods to get him to ease up on the fight against illegal miners within the small-scale mining sector.<\/p>\n

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By: Lawrence Segbefia\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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