Ghana Economy

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Ghana has developed a reputation as a robust and stable democracy, and with a storied legacy of pan-African initiatives it has long punched above its weight diplomatically. While the recent oil boom following the discovery of the offshore Jubilee field in 2007 has helped to fuel GDP growth as much as 14% over recent years, it is now projected to slow to a more modest 4.5% in 2014.

Chapter | The Guide from The Report: Ghana 2013

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Chapter | Capital markets from The Report: Ghana 2013

While Ghana benefits from a roster of financial actors, the country’s capital markets are modest compared to continental exchanges in Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos and Casablanca. The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has just 36 equities and one exchange-traded fund listed on its equities exchange alongside a bond market dominated by government securities. In recent years the requirements for listing have...

Chapter | Economy from The Report: Ghana 2013

Outperformance remains the key feature of Ghana’s economy, seven years after the discovery of oil prompted new optimism in the country, which was then celebrating the golden jubilee of its independence. In real terms, GDP grew by 7.9% in 2012. This follows revised GDP growth of 15% in 2011, which was largely driven by the start of commercial oil production at the Jubilee field. Ghana is also the...

Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Ghana 2013

Bordered by Burkina Faso to the north, Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Togo to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Ghana’s total land area is only slightly smaller than that of the UK at 227,540 sq km. With Accra as its capital, the country is divided into 10 administrative regions, which are further divided into a total of 216 districts. Over the past three decades Ghana’s population has...

The Republic of Ghana has experienced two peaceful handovers of power in the two decades since it has returned to civilian, multiparty democracy and has gained a deserved reputation as a bastion of stability. However, in recent years, it has been the country’s economic performance in the headlines. 

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