The African Development Bank reckons that Guinea marked growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) of 6.6 percent in 2016 and 6.4 percent in 2017  but that didn't stop the ambassador from declaring exaggerated numbers to indicate growth:
Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika ilihakiki kuwa Guinea imefikia kukua kwa pato la ndani kwa asilimia 6.6 kwa mwaka 2016 na asilimia 6.4 kwa mwaka 2017  lakini hilo halikumzuia balozi kutangaza namba zilizokuzwa tu ili kuonesha uchumi unakua: