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Ghana : Economic Diversification Through Productivity Enhancement

World Bank Group - 2019

After nearly a decade of strong growth fueled by the boom in commodity prices, Ghana's economy remains undiversified ….However, since independence in 1957, Ghana's long-term growth dynamics have been mixed and can be divided into three distinct periods ….Drivers of the economic expansion of Ghana changed significantly over the years; currently, the service and natural resources …

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Trade and Transport Facilitation. A Toolkit for Audit, Analysis, and Remedial Action.

Raven, J. - World Bank Group - 2001

Alleviating poverty through direct assistance and economic growth is an important objective of the World Bank. For this strategy to succeed, all potential impediments to the competitiveness of export industries must be tackled and reduced. Informational trade performance and efficiency are...

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Surveillance of Agricultural Price and Trade Policy in Latin America during Major Policy Reform.

Valdes, A - World Bank Group - 1996

Since approximately 1990, most countries in Latin America have embarked on a unilateral process of trade liberalization for agricultural and non-agricultural products, effectively putting an end to four decades of import-substitution policies. Most countries adopted tariffication, with bound...

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Easing Barriers to Movement of Plant Varieties for Agricultural Development.

Gisseluist, D.; Srivastava, J. - World Bank Group - 1997

Many developing countries enforce seed regulations and other policies that obstruct private companies from operating and delivering new technology. This volume presents recommendations and selected papers from an international workshop organized by the World Bank in 1995 to review seed policies...

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Free Trade Area Membership as a Stepping Stone to Development: The Case of ASEAN.

Fukase, E.; Martin, W. - World Bank Group - 2001

This study investigates the economic impacts of accession to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) by the new member countries of Cambodia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The trade policies of these countries are examined, and a series of quantitative analyses were undertaken to evaluate the...

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Africa Can Compete! Export Opportunities and Challenges for Garments and Home Products in the European Market

Biggs, T.; Miller, M.; Otto, C.; Tyler, G. - World Bank Group - 1996

The study explores important trends in consumption patterns in European Union(EU) markets and assesses the degree to which these patterns offer opportunities for African exporters.

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Did External Barriers Cause the Marginalization of Sub-Saharan Africa in World Trade

Amjadi, A.; Reincke, U.; Yeats, A.J. - World Bank Group - 1996

OECD trade barriers did not play a significant role in Sub-Saharan Africa's declining position in world trade over the last three decades. The detrimental effects of the African countries' own policies, such as those that influence international transport costs, were considerably more important....

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Rising through Cities in Ghana

World Bank Group - 2015

Rapid urbanization in Ghana over the past three decades has coincided with rapid GDP growth. This has helped to create … Ghanaians. Ghana’s urban transformation has been momentous, but it is not unique: a similar process has characterized other … countries at similar levels of development. Ghana’s key challenge now is to ensure that urbanization continues to complement …

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Toward More Accountable PPPs : A Review of the Development, Implementation, and Post-Implementation Experience of Improved Disclosure Practices in PPPs in Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, a...

World Bank Group - 2021

-country pilot carried out in Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, and Nigeria. Section 1 of the paper provides the general background within …

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Improving Transparency and Accountability in Public-Private Partnerships : Disclosure Diagnostic Report - Ghana

World Bank Group - 2017

A World Bank Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) team conducted a study in Ghana between September 2016 and March 2017 …. This study has been consolidated in the form of a PPP Disclosure Diagnostic Report for Ghana. The Diagnostic Report … in Ghana. This Diagnostic Report recommends a systematic structure for proactively disclosing information through a …

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