Professor Eric Osei Assibey

22 Feb

Work Closely With Various Agric Stakeholders To Reduce Food Inflation – Prof Osei-Assibey To Government

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Government has been entreated to work closely with various stakeholders to bring down food inflation. According to Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics of the University of Ghana, Professor Eric Osei-Assibey, this is a smart way of reducing inflation. Recent data from the Ghana Statistical Service shows that food inflation went up to 61% in January 2023, from 59.7% in December 2022. Professor Osei-Assibey says this requires the adoption of such policy to bring the rate of food inflation down. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce-Ghana 2023 Economic Outlook Report, he said government should be deliberate in its…

28 Oct

Develop A Taste For Made-In-Ghana Goods To Boost Cedi – Economist To Ghanaians

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Economist, Professor Eric Osei Assibey has called on Ghanaians to develop a taste for locally manufactured goods as a means of stalling the cedi depreciation. According to him, without shifting away from imported goods, the country will continue to lose much needed dollar bills which will drive the demand for the dollar up consequently leading to the cedi depreciating further. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express Business Edition, he explained that this is a measure that could be used to stabilize the cedi for a short period while the government implements other policy measures for long term effects. “I think this…