Mr Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance, on Friday noted that government’s prudent investments have provided critical social services to improve the lives of Ghanaians. “We will focus on these risks and adopt appropriate measures to minimise their likely adverse impacts on the economy. To this end, government would continue to implement the debt management measures that were approved by parliament. He said as a result of measures taken, the public debt is now increasing at a slower pace. “We have always bemoaned our narrow export base and the resultant depreciation of the Cedi when we lose reserves from falling commodity prices.