hurt regional trade and output. The external current account has remained in surplus, helped by resilient cocoa production …

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic growth in Ghana continued at a robust pace of 8 percent in …

has created significant challenges for Ghana. A swift return to macroeconomic stability in 2013 was thwarted by weaker … external and domestic conditions. Reflecting lower gold and cocoa exports, the current account deficit exceeded 12 percent of …

The statistical data on gross domestic product, cocoa bean production, payments to farmers, and export receipts …, operations of the cocoa board, production, acreage, and yield of principal food crops, domestic fish catch and imports, mineral … production, generation and consumption of electricity in Ghana are presented. The paper presents statistics on national consumer …

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Annex examines the impact of cocoa taxation on cocoa supply in Ghana. The … paper describes historical developments in cocoa production. The effects of the taxation of cocoa in Ghana are evaluated and … a dynamic model of cocoa supply is estimated and used for simulations. The paper concludes that the most important …

This paper examines some factors that may have accounted for the investment and growth performance of Ghana during the … past two decades, with special emphasis on the economic recovery program (ERP) period. The paper highlights that Ghana …