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Unemployment and underemployment are global development challenges. The situation in Ghana is no different. In 2016, it … in low earnings and work of lower quality. An additional challenge for Ghana is the need to create access to an adequate … number of high-quality, productive jobs. This report seeks to increase knowledge about Ghana's job landscape and youth …
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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 …
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In September 2017, Ghana's economy expanded for the fifth successive quarter by 9.3 percent compared to just 4 …
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Ghana. Ghana has nearly doubled enrollment at the primary and junior high school levels since the introduction of free and … compulsory universal basic education. Ghana's primary net enrollment rate of 86.8 percent in 2013 is still slightly below the … senior high school), 51 percent, is also lower than the 58 percent average for lower-middle-income countries (EdStats). Ghana …
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Ghana has been remarkably successful in extending its national grid into the rural areas. According to its Ministry of … explore the most feasible business models for mini and micro grids for Ghana's island and lake-side communities, together with …
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boardroom to ascertain the business case for having females on boards in Ghana. The objectives of the study were to examine the … nature of gender diversity in public and private sector boards in Ghana, examine the determinants of board diversity in … Ghanaian organizations, examine the relationship between gender diversity and organizational performance in Ghana, and to …
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Ghana has low levels of financial inclusion of individuals and access to finance for firms remains a major challenge … conducted in cash. Mobile banking in Ghana is at a nascent stage with only 13 percent of adults having a mobile account and the … loan or line of credit. Private sector credit to GDP is low at about 19 percent in 2014. Ghana's limited infrastructure …
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