Ghana

As a stable country with rapid economic growth, Ghana hopes to capitalise on its image as a well managed a peaceful West African state to attract tourists. While the sector still makes up a relatively small portion of GDP, at 2.3%, the government is hoping to increase its contribution to the economy and become a more competitive African tourism market. Ecotourism remains the foundation of the...

In conjunction with Deloitte, OBG provides an overview of the Ghanaian taxation system, exploring the options and investor-friendly environment for businesses in the country. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Felix Nana Sackey, Managing Partner at Deloitte & Touche.

The health sector has undergone major reforms over the course of the past decade, including the provision of more developed services and infrastructure in rural areas and the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme. The sector has seen a shift to preventive care, with greater numbers of Ghanaians visiting health facilities. The provision of health care infrastructure is also...

The media market in Ghana is widely considered to be one of Africa’s freest and most competitive, with a variety of outlets across a number of types of media. The country has made strides in recent years with legislation that ensures the population’s right to access government information and in proposing a broadcasting bill that will lay out stricter regulations regarding the ownership of...

Broad activity has increased dramatically over the past several years with the establishment of three new undersea links: the West Africa Cable System, Main One and Glo-1. While the pace of IT development is strong, particularly in comparison with other countries in the region, more efforts must be made to ensure connectivity outside of urban centres, which will mean lowering the prices of...

Ghana’s industrial sector is still quite small and import-reliant, with manufacturing making just a modest contribution to GDP. The sector has traditionally been based around a few key products, including cement, metals and agricultural products such as cocoa. However, a new five-year plan for the 2011-15 period has established the aim of increasing industrial competitiveness. This will largely...