Govt launches GH¢100bn economic recovery blueprint

The GH¢100 billion COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (CARES) programme will serve as a blueprint for the country’s economic recovery after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Through the programme, the government will provide the support to build back boldly but smartly, paying greater attention to inclusive growth, especially in the areas of health, agriculture, industrial processing and service delivery.

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The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said this when he launched the post-COVID-19 economic recovery programme in Accra yesterday.

The launch was attended by the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, who represented the President; the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta; the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen; the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng; the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful; the World Bank Country Director, Mr Pierre Laporte, and the Country Manager of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Sebastien Okeke.

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