{"id":60975,"date":"2023-11-30T18:13:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=60975"},"modified":"2023-11-30T15:22:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:22:28","slug":"import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga","title":{"rendered":"Import restrictions regulation offends Ghana\u2019s commitments under IMF deal \u2013 Mahama Ayariga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency, Mahama Ayariga, maintains that the proposed import restriction policy on some products will run counter to the agreement the country is under with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed Export and Import (Restrictions on Importation of Selected Strategic Products) Regulations, 2023 offends clear provisions of the IMF Bailout Agreement,\u201d said Mr Ayariga in a statement on Wednesday, November 29.<\/p>\n

The Import Restrictions Regulations seeks to \u201cimprove balance of payments and economic stabilization\u201d.<\/p>\n

But the lawmaker said the IMF Country Report No. 23\/168 issued in May 2023 and titled \u2018Request for an Agreement under the extended credit facility- Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ghana’ expressly mentions in page 76 at paragraph 4(iv) that \u201cno imposition or intensification of import restrictions for balance of payments reasons\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is thus clear that what the Ministry of Trade and Industry clearly flaunts the IMF Bailout Agreement, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP insists.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not clear whether the Trade and Industry Minister is talking to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again we see clear signs that the NPP Government is confused about the direction of the economy and the finances of the country,\u201d Mahama Ayariga asserted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NPP cannot keep its basic commitments to the IMF,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency, Mahama Ayariga, maintains that the proposed import restriction policy on some products will run counter to the agreement the country is under with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). \u201cThe proposed Export and Import (Restrictions on Importation of Selected Strategic Products) Regulations, 2023 offends clear […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":60974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[5092,5096,429],"class_list":["post-60975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-ghana","tag-ghana"],"yoast_head":"\nImport restrictions regulation offends Ghana\u2019s commitments under IMF deal \u2013 Mahama Ayariga - Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency, Mahama Ayariga, maintains that the proposed import restricti ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Import restrictions regulation offends Ghana\u2019s commitments under IMF deal \u2013 Mahama Ayariga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency, Mahama Ayariga, maintains that the proposed import restricti ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-30T18:13:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2023\/11\/sm_1701344847.723018.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Import restrictions regulation offends Ghana\u2019s commitments under IMF deal \u2013 Mahama Ayariga\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-30T18:13:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga\"},\"wordCount\":242,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2023\/11\/sm_1701344847.723018.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Ghana\",\"ghana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/import-restrictions-regulation-offends-ghanas-commitments-under-imf-deal-mahama-ayariga\",\"name\":\"Import restrictions regulation offends Ghana\u2019s commitments under IMF deal \u2013 Mahama Ayariga - 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