For most of the last two decades, Ghana's economy has been on a high growth path, which has been accompanied by … significant reduction in poverty. Despite this progress, large macroeconomic imbalances threaten growth and continued poverty … reduction. Rapid economic growth and poverty reduction has been accompanied by growing inequality in terms of income and …

After the return to democracy, Ghana achieved significant economic growth and poverty reduction. However, in recent … years, the rate of poverty reduction has slowed, becoming insignificant after 2012. The largest reduction in poverty, 2 … in 2005-2012, and dropped to 0.2 percent per year between 2012 and 2016. The slowdown in poverty reduction was not due to …

This policy note provides a view of the main challenges facing Ghana youth and proposes policy options to address them … face, (ii) describes the institutional set up and strategy governing youth employment interventions in Ghana and what is … known about existing initiatives in Ghana, and (iii) proposes policy avenues going forward and the particular role the …

Ghana's tax collection is low compared with other lower middle-income countries. Non-compliance of tax payments is an … urgent issue in Ghana, as the government has been suffering from a widening fiscal deficit and a rising debt burden. Learning …

Infrastructure contributed just over one percentage point to Ghana's improved per capita growth performance during the …, Ghana has a very advanced infrastructure platform when compared with other low-income countries in Africa. But as the … infrastructure in more than 40 Sub-Saharan countries, including Ghana. The results have been presented in reports covering different …

Ghana has experienced an extended period of robust growth since the early 2000s, supported by a favorable external … a surge in per capita income, Ghana graduated from low-income to lower-middle-income status. Despite the key role of the … extractive industries, recent growth has been relatively inclusive, and Ghana achieved its Millennium Development Goal of halving …

(SDN) of the Africa Region commissioned a Ghana Horticultural Sector Development Study. Later that year, the Horticulture … the Agriculture Services Sub-sector Investment Programme (AgSSIP). HEII played an important role in reshaping the Ghana … cluster in Ghana had moved ahead. Developments in the institutional environment had combined with an evolution both of the …

sector. In 2005, the Government of Ghana amended its growth and poverty reduction strategy report to include a new target in … progressivity of health care financing. Ghana's government is committed to improving equity and financial protection in the health … the country's development: to reach middle income status by the year 2015 (Republic of Ghana 2005). Ghana's Minister of …

for Ghana. Its main objectives are to: assess the degree to which the policy recommendations of the 2004 review have been …