IMF shackles and debt default slowed our job engine, says Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper says Ghana's job creation drive was significantly slowed by debt distress and restrictions under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme inherited by the Mahama administration.


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