The finalisation of a $918m borrowing programme through the IMF in April 2015 means Ghana’s economic trends over the short and medium terms will be predictable and structured, featuring a series of just-published targets and objectives. The government and the IMF have agreed to a three-year plan to address challenges. The process is called the...
The signing of a free trade agreement between ECOWAS and the EU in 2014 marked a milestone for the West African bloc after years of negotiations. The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will give ECOWAS members almost completely tariff-free access to EU markets with only a partial reciprocation. The new trade deal was ratified in October 2014...
LABADI BEACH HOTEL No.1 La Bypass, Greater Accra T: (233) 302 772 501-6 F: (233) 302 772 520 www.legacyhotels.co.za labadi@legacyhotels.co.za Rooms: 164 rooms, including 2 superior suites, 2 executive suites, 2 presidential suites and 2 handicapped-accessible rooms. Business & Conference Facilities: Conference and banqueting facilities for...
ETIQUETTE: Ghana has a deserved reputation for hospitality. Manners and etiquette are important, which means that using correct honorifics and respectful greetings in business meetings is expected. Shaking hands is customary, and it is polite to spend a few moments engaged in casual conversation...
Ghana has long had an outsized presence on the diplomatic stage. This can be seen not only in the country’s role in multilateral organisations, but also in the strategic way it has cultivated links with some of the world’s largest economies.
Decentralisation is an increasingly common trend throughout African countries, and Ghana is no exception. Over the past two decades, the country has taken significant steps to improve and empower local and regional governance, although the issue has been brought into sharper focus in the last five years with the discovery and production of the...
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