Accra, March 11, – Dr Michal
Rutkowski, the Senior Director of SP&J, World Bank Group, has commended the
Government for its policy on “Ghana Beyond Aid,” describing it as a laudable
idea.
He said although it was a very
interesting idea, there was the need to set targets and dates towards achieving
it.
“This is not possible within a
day, but this is possible and attainable in a reasonable time,” Dr Rutkowski
stated at a public forum in Accra.
The forum, dubbed: “Public
Dialogue on Jobs in Ghana: International Good Practices and National
Solutions,” was organised by the Centre for Policy Studies, University of
Ghana, in partnership with the World Bank and the Ministry of Employment and
Labour Relations.
The lecture seeks to contribute
to the debate on jobs challenge by providing an opportunity for the youth and
key stakeholders to hear from decision makers in government at the World Bank
and academia.
The “Ghana Beyond Aid” policy of
Government aims at building a Ghana, which looks to the use of its own
resources.
On unemployment in Ghana, Dr
Rutkowski said: “It seems to me that if you look at the numbers, the
unemployment numbers are not high. The unemployment rate is slightly above five
per cent. What is the problem? The problem is unemployment in the informal
sector.”
“I think the main issue for Ghana
is to improve business climate so that there is more jobs creation coming from
entrepreneurship, coming from new companies being set-up, coming from small
enterprises growing, because the answer to the unemployment question is on the
demand side, not on the supply side,” he said.
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