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On-Lending Policy For Loan Arrangements Must Be Initiated- Dr. Ato Forson

February 14, 2023
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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On-Lending Policy For Loan Arrangements Must Be Initiated - Dr. Ato Forson

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, in his suggestion has urged government to initiate a policy to reduce government’s risk in on-lending loan arrangements.

According to Dr. Ato Forson, a policy that spells out mechanisms to avoid the default of loans contracted by government for the purpose of on-lending will help reduce the burden on the state having to shoulder responsibility for repaying them in the event of default.

The Minority Leader’s comment came on the back of a motion for approval of an on-lending agreement between the Government of Ghana (GoG) through the Ministry of Finance and the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) for an amount of US$7million toward implementation of the Ghana Forest Investment Programme.

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The designated loan agreement is between the GoG and International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group. Under the Forest Investment Programme, government intends to on-lend the facility to ADB for further onward lending to beneficiaries.

Making a case for his suggestion, Dr. Ato Forson averred that the deepening of lending principles will save government and the taxpayer from paying debts when lending institutions fail to recover the funds, stating that the current status quo is compounding the public debt situation, and therefore needs to be reformed.

The Minority Leader therefore urged the Ministry of Finance to submit for approval by parliament a policy for on-lending that spells out mechanisms to ensure repayment of loans contracted by government.

“I believe state agencies and individuals that benefit from loans which the country contracts must be made to repay these loans, so that in future when the time arrives when we have to repay these loans, we can have those monies to pay.

“We can avoid the current situation that we are in, that is not being able to repay our loans; because now we have to go through domestic debt restructuring and external debt restructuring and all of that. I think it is something that we should learn from and deepen the whole lending principles, particularly the policy. Clearly, what’s happening is giving us an opportunity to depart from what we used to do in the past.”

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson

The financing agreement of US$7million, being additional financing for the programme, was first presented to parliament on 30th November 2022 and referred to the Finance Committee for consideration and report.

The on-lending facility’s objective, as stated by Dr. Ato Forson, is laudable, as it goes to support individuals involved in forestry plantations as well as sustaining forest restoration efforts by government.

“I think it is laudable. That loan was for the purpose of encouraging forestry investments, and so the government of Ghana is giving that loan to individuals engaging in forestry plantations.”

 “The money must be recovered because those plantations will be sold, and when they’re sold, they will make revenue or profit. And so, government has a responsibility to ensure that we get the money back.”

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson

In presenting the report, the Chairman of the finance committee, Mr. Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng, noted that the committee recommended that government consider lowering the interest rate at which the facility will be extended to the beneficiaries.

Project Background

Government, in an effort to slow the rate of deforestation and restore the country’s forest landscape, has implemented a number of interventions. The interventions were funded from dedicated national re-afforestation programmes funded from the national budget with support from development partners.

To sustain the efforts, the Ghana Forest Investment Programme (GFIP) was operationalized with a US$29.5million grant from the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) which according to the report has proven to be successful.

It is on these grounds that an additional US$7million has been extended by IDA (International Development Association) to bring additional impetus to the ongoing efforts.

The additional funding will also be directed at piloting the viability of contracting commercial loans for plantation development.

Read also: DFIs Urged To Increase Support For Infrastructure Projects In Africa

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