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Turning economic crises into advantages- Menson Torkonoo advises

18/07/2014
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A former Managing Director of Amalgamated Bank Ghana Limited, now Bank of Africa , Mr.

 

Menson Torkuno has advised business operators especially the Small and Medium Enterprises

 

(SMEs) to be conscious about cutting down on cost in the face of these challenging economic 

 

times. 

 

The Ghanaian economy in the first half of this year has seen some challenges which hamper 

 

growth of SMEs in the country. But the experienced banker, Mr. Torkuno has advised SMEs 

 

to be ’smart’ in their dealings to get the best of whatever they put in their business operations. 

 

“If you have a car for your business and petrol prices have been galloping bit by bit, don’t be 

 

driving around recklessly, you must also try to reduce the cost of operation by being innovative 

 

in running your business, there is some reckless people doing business, and don’t be reckless,” 

 

he added. 

 

Mr. Torkuno mentioned that cutting back on this ’wastages’ will help business owners cut down 

 

on cost and also grow their business in the face general economic slowdown the Ghanaian 

 

economy is facing. 

 

Inflationary pressures which affects the cost of doing business locally has failed to meet the 

 

targets set in the 2014 budget. The finance minister, Hon. Seth Terkper has admitted in the 2014 

 

Supplementary budget presented to parliament that the depreciation in the local currency-cedi, 

 

has made the cost of doing business locally shoot up. The government has cut its 2014 economic 

 

growth target and forecast and revised the budget deficit and the inflation rate due to falling 

 

revenues, the decline of the cedi and falling gold prices. “We are incorporating the key and major 

 

recommendations of the Senchi Consensus in our overall economic management agenda,” the 

 

finance minister added. However, the former Amalbank top executive believes in spite of these 

 

challenges businesses have a responsibility towards themselves to strive and make the best out of 

 

these dire circumstances. 

 

Hon. Seth Terkper outlined some measures such as the promotion of the consumption of made-

in-Ghana goods the revamping of the Komenda Sugar Factory, increasing funding for poultry 

 

and rice production, as well as increased support to the pharmaceutical industry and small and 

 

medium enterprises (SMEs) in general.

 

 

Source: www.ghanatalksbusiness.com

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