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Ghana is the second-biggest producer of gold on the African continent, and the world’s second-largest cocoa producer. The country is also home to one of the largest discoveries of oil in recent decades, the production of which is providing the government with a useful revenue stream and driving growth in associated sectors. Nevertheless, the...

 

Ghana has good human capital and our economy has great possibility for accelerated growth and job creation. In recent years, admittedly, our economy has not done so well, and we have not been successful in appreciably improving the living standards of our people. Our country has an abundance of valuable natural resources, and we have no excuse...

 

Since gaining independence in 1957 Ghana has broadly followed two major foreign policy guidelines: non-alignment and pan-Africanism, both of which arise from the colonial experience and the country’s reaction to the Cold War. They also reflect Ghana’s awareness that it is the first country in colonial Africa to gain freedom, giving it great...

 

One way in which Ghana is looking to accelerate investment projects and private sector initiatives is through an enhancement of the pubic-private partnership (PPP) framework, which enables the state to minimise capital costs and shift development risk and managerial responsibility out of its hand. The country has recently signalled its...

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Chapter | Economy from The Report: Ghana 2019

Ghana is the second-biggest producer of gold on the African continent, and the world’s second-largest cocoa producer. The country is also home to one of the largest discoveries of oil in recent decades, the production of which is providing the government with a useful revenue stream and driving growth in associated sectors. Nevertheless, the country faces considerable economic challenges with...

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