Professor Godfred Bokpin

IMF Programme Silent On Cutting Waste, Reducing Corruption – Prof. Bopkin

IMF Programme Silent On Cutting Waste, Reducing Corruption – Prof. Bopkin

Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has expressed worry that the design of the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme does not address the leakages and wastage of public funds. According to him, the Fund overemphasised the need to increase revenue without setting up anti-graft systems that will prevent corrupt acts in Ghana’s public financial management system. Speaking to Joy Business, Prof. Bokpin, argued that the current deal will leave Ghanaians more vulnerable. “I have a problem with the design of the programme. By the time we are done, it will leave more Ghanaians vulnerable than it sought to achieve”, he said.…
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