In 2014 the trade bloc ECOWAS, of which Ghana is a member, approved an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the EU, one of Ghana’s main trade partners. The deal follows a decade of arduous trade negotiations, with particular concerns about competitiveness. Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire each initialled interim EPAs in 2007, but those agreements are to be replaced by the...
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Articles & Analysis | New trade agreements offer brighter prospects for cooperation from The Report: Ghana 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kofi Wampah, Governor, Bank of Ghana (BoG) from The Report: Ghana 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Archie Hesse, CEO, Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) from The Report: Ghana 2014
In what ways should the roll-out of electronic payment platforms differ in Ghana’s rural areas?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mawuena Trebarh, CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) from The Report: Ghana 2014
What impact is Ghana’s short-term and cyclical instability having on investor interest?
Articles & Analysis | Despite real difficulties, the country has made major strides and is in a better position to clear hurdles from The Report: Ghana 2014
A few years ago, Ghana’s economy was one of the fastest growing in the world, with GDP growth rates stretching above 14%. Recent oil discoveries, combined with sustained prices for cocoa and gold, led to an influx of capital and boosted activity in a range of sectors, from telecoms to construction. Although Ghana’s economy is still growing apace – GDP was up 6.7% in the...
Articles & Analysis | Getting spending under control and straightening out fiscal policies will be key from The Report: Ghana 2014
Although Ghana’s economic fundamentals have improved immensely in recent years, benefitting from the discovery of oil as well as reforms in everything from revenue collection to subsidy structures, the public sector balance sheet has for decades been a stubbornly challenging issue. In the first half of 2014, the budget shortfall totalled 4.2% of GDP, above the official...