Distinguished Delegates ,Ghana remains committed to the WAMZ programme,in spite of the current fiscal challenges we are faced with.Having first attained a lower middle for improved socio-economic infrastructure for a successful consolidation if that status.We are also committed to seeing to it that all bottlenecks in the growth and development process are speedily removed in order to free the economy for rapid expansion,sustainable job creation and enhanced food security for citizens.
Ladies and Gentlemen,the report on Member States indicate that the Zone sustained its performance on the convergence criteria with a score of 66.7 percent.However,no country satisfied all the four primary criteria during the last assessment period.Four member states coplied with three criteria each,while two countries attained two criteria each.