Central government wage expenditures accounted for 7 percent of GDP in 99 countries during 1980-90 (unweighted average … countries, and small low-income economies tend to have lower central government wage expenditures as a percent of GDP. Access to … foreign financing is not; the public and publicly guaranteed foreign financing is often provided for government capital …

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 …

The 2007 Article IV Consultation reports on Ghana’s recent economic and policy development. Public Financial Management … donor assistance in the near future, Ghana has decided to access the international capital market to finance prudently …

This Selected Issues paper on Ghana shows that as a small, open low-income economy, the country faces several major … challenges in its conduct of disinflation policy. Ghana has historically experienced volatile and often high inflation rates. The … paper also presents a model that recognizes difficulties being faced by Ghana, among them less-than-perfect credibility of …

Ghana’s growth of 3–4 percent in 2009 was about twice the estimated average for sub-Saharan Africa. Fiscal performance … in 2009 was weaker than programmed, giving rise to substantial new domestic expenditure arrears. The Bank of Ghana (BoG …

This Ex-Post Assessment of Longer-Term Program Engagement for Ghana explains its experience with particular attention … to the IMF's role. Progress in structural reform was slow, but Ghana also avoided mistakes made by some countries that … introduced reforms without enough public support. Ghana’s success in its reforms is embedded in the strengthening of democratic …

This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Ghana’s growth has remained strong, fuelled by both the private and … prices, have impacted Ghana negatively, although overall, Ghana’s terms of trade continued to improve …

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report (PRSPs) on Ghana explains macroeconomic, structural, and … of financing. The Annual Progress Report (APR) provides a framework for the systematic review of the Ghana Poverty …. Given the significant resources required to fund the GPRS, the government has prioritized the GPRS through the Medium …