'Resetting' an economy usually involves substantial changes or reforms aimed at correcting structural weaknesses, boosting efficiency, and promoting sustainable growth. These measures can vary depending on a country's specific circumstances, but generally include the following:
- Restoring macroeconomic stability: Addressing issues such as high inflation, persistent fiscal deficits, excessive debt levels, restructuring SOEs, and reducing risks to the fiscal, etc. This might also require monetary and exchange rate policy reforms, fiscal austerity measures, or debt restructuring.
- Deep structural reforms: Modifying the fundamental frameworks of the economy to enhance productivity and competitiveness. This could involve further deregulation, labour market reforms, and changes to trade policies, etc.
- Institutional reforms: Improving the effectiveness of institutions that support economic activity, such as the legal system, regulatory bodies, and financial institutions. This could include tackling corruption, improving governance, and strengthening property rights.
- Financial sector reforms: Addressing issues within the banking and financial sector to restore stability and ensure efficient capital allocation. Specifically, this might involve recapitalizing banks, enhancing regulatory frameworks, resolving non-performing loans, and promoting local ownership in Ghana’s financial sector, etc.
- Social and human capital development: Investing in education, healthcare, and social protection systems to reduce poverty and inequality, promote healthcare and education and ensure long-term sustainable growth.
- Innovation and technology: Promoting innovation, advancing technology adoption, and fostering digital transformation to create new growth opportunities.
Hence, the term "reset" implies a comprehensive and fundamental overhaul rather than incremental adjustments (or “upgrading,”). Such resets typically occur in response to a crisis or prolonged stagnation, similar to what Ghana is currently experiencing. Historical examples include the structural adjustments in Latin America during the 1980s and 1990s, transformations in Eastern Europe post-communism, and efforts to address economic turmoil in the wake of the global financial crisis in 2008. The specific details on the NDC’s comprehensive reset agenda for a better Ghana, are all contained in their 2024 Manifesto for reference.
**The writer is a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
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