Petroleum fund
Another issue Mr Agyeman cited was the administration of the Ghana Petroleum Fund (GPF), which is made up of the Ghana Heritage Fund (GHF) and the Ghana Stabilisation Fund (GSF).
He noted that the instruments in which the GHF was invested were low risk resulting in low returns, therefore, there was the need to diversify the investment portfolios so that the returns at the end of the day would be quite appreciable.
On the other hand, he explained that although the essence of the GSF is to provide economic buffer in times of unanticipated shocks to the national economy, about 90 per cent of withdrawals from the fund over the 10-year period of oil production has gone into debt repayment.