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Intro -- Cover -- CONTENTS -- GROWTH STRATEGY FOR GHANA -- A. Introduction -- B. Historical Drivers of Growth in Ghana -- C. Policies to Increase Medium-Term Growth -- D. Conclusion -- References -- FIGURES -- 1. Economic Growth and Living Standards, 1990-2017 -- 2. Employment Shares and Productivity Growth by Sector -- A PUBLIC SECTOR BALANCE SHEET FOR GHANA -- A. Introduction -- B. Public Sector Balance Sheet -- C. Methodology and Coverage for Ghana's Public Sector Balance Sheet -- D. Ghana's 2017 Consolidated Public Sector Balance Sheet -- E. Caveats -- F. Public Sector Balance Sheets and Fiscal Policy Analysis -- G. Recommendations and Conclusion -- References -- FIGURES -- 1. Current Balance Sheet -- 2. Consolidated PSBS Institutional Coverage -- 3. Public Sector Assets and Liabilities -- TABLES -- 1. Public Sector Balance Sheet-Institutional Coverage -- 2. Public Sector Balance Sheet -- 3. Public Corporations: Balance Sheets, December 31, 2017 -- 4. Immediate Balance Sheet Impact of Policy Choices -- APPENDICES -- I. Ghana's Public Sector Balance Sheet, 2017 -- II. Mineral and Energy Resources: Methodology of Calculation -- FINANCIAL STABILITY ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY -- A. Introduction -- B. Banking Sector Conditions -- C. Non-Bank Deposit-Taking Institutions -- D. Non-Bank Financial Institutions -- E. Supervisory and Regulatory Framework -- F. Concluding Remarks -- BOXES -- 1. Banking Sector Restructuring -- 2. Credit to Private Sector and Financial Intermediation Costs -- 3. Developments in the Insurance Sector During 2018 -- 4. NPL Resolution in Ghana -- FIGURES -- 1. Financial Stability Indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa -- 2. Interest Margin Decomposition, 2014-2018.

Will Ghana's oil production from 2011 accelerate progress toward middle-income status, or will it retard gains in living standards through a possible ""resource curse""? This paper examines the likelihood of ""resource curse"" effects, drawing on a dataset of 150 low and middle income countries from 1973 to 2008 using static and dynamic panel estimation techniques. Results confirm that resource rich countries in Ghana's income range do experience slower growth than their more diversified peers, an effect that appears to be related to weaker governance. Provided that Ghana can preserve and impr

Ghana is often considered a peaceful country due to its ability to manage electoral disputes. However, the role of peacebuilding institutions such as the National Peace Council (NPC) is often overlooked in all the analysis. Using documentary sources, this paper analyzed the petitions of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) before the Supreme Court of Ghana; the content of the speeches delivered at the Kumasi Peace Accord; the National Peace Council Act 2011 (Act 818), and selected literature on infrastructure for peace to appraise the role of the NPC in promoting peaceful election in the year 2012 in Ghana. The paper examined the NPC role in election 2012 on different phases: pre-election phase, Election Day phase and post-election phase. In the analysis of these events, the over-riding objectives remain appraising the NPC as a proactive peacebuilding institution. An examination of the potential challenges of the NPC is in regard to pointing out, indirectly, the nature of support it needs to be able to work effectively. The paper recommends that since election remains the source of conflict in Africa and also conflicts being the bane of development in the continent, the feasibility of establishing a continental-level peace infrastructure will not be a misplaced idea.

Cover -- CONTENTS -- CONTEXT: ENTRENCHING MACROECONOMIC GAINS -- RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- OUTLOOK AND RISKS -- POLICY DISCUSSIONS: DELIVERING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH -- A. Preserving Fiscal Sustainability -- B. Strengthening Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies -- C. Delivering Sustained and Inclusive Growth -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOXES -- 1. Fiscal Rules -- 2. Diversification through Industrial Policy -- 3. Energy Sector Challenges -- FIGURES -- 1. Recent Economic Developments -- 2. Alternative Policy Scenario -- 3. Recent Fiscal Developments -- 4. Recent Debt Developments -- 5. Recent Monetary Developments -- 6. Economic Growth and Living Standards 1990-2018 -- 7. Private-Sector Credit Developments -- TABLES -- 1. Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 2017-24 -- 2a. Summary of Budgetary Central Government Operations, 2017-24(GFS 2001, Cash Basis, Percent of GDP) -- 2b. Summary of Budgetary Central Government Operations, 2017-24 (GFS 2001, Cash Basis, Millions of GHc) -- 2c. Summary of Budgetary Central Government Operations, 2017-24(GFS 2001, Commitment Basis, Percent of GDP) -- 2d. Summary of Budgetary Central Government Operations, 2017-24 (GFS 2001, Commitment Basis, Millions of GHc) -- 3. Monetary Survey, 2017-24 -- 4. Balance of Payments, 2017-24 -- 5. Financial Soundness Indicators -- 6. Monitoring Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals -- ANNEXES -- I. Recommendations of the 2017 Article IV Consultation -- II. Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM) -- III. External Sector Assessment -- IV. Improving Domestic Revenue Mobilization -- V. Capacity Development Strategy -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- JOINT WORLD BANK-IMF WORK PROGRAM, 2019-20 -- STATISTICAL ISSUES.

KEY ISSUESShort-term vulnerabilities have risen significantly amid high fiscal and current account deficits. The international reserve position has weakened alongside mounting public debt. High interest rates and a depreciating currency have begun to weaken private sector activity, and spreads on Ghana's Eurobonds have risen above those of regional peers.Economic growth is slowing from previously high levels. Following estimated GDP growth of 5½ percent in 2013, staff projects a further deceleration to4¾ percent in 2014. Driven by the depreciation and administered price increases, inflation re

Cover -- CONTENTS -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, PROGRAM PERFORMANCE, AND OUTLOOK -- A. Background -- B. Recent Developments -- C. Program Performance -- D. Outlook and Risks -- POLICY DISCUSSIONS -- A. Fiscal Policies -- B. Program Financing and Debt Management Strategy -- C. Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Issues -- D. Financial Sector Stability -- E. Structural Reform Agenda -- F. Policies to Support Growth and Poverty Reduction -- PROGRAM MODALITIES AND FINANCING ASSURANCES -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- FIGURES -- 1. Real Sector Indicators -- 2. Fiscal Indicators -- 3. External Indicators

Latest issue consulted: 5th Jan. 2009. ; Unnumbered supplements, comprising legislation, accompany many numbers. ; Microfilm. ; Mode of access: Internet.

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Ghana has experienced persistent growth with a record of positive per capita gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past 26 years. As a result, the country is bound to become the first Sub-Saharan African country to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) of halving poverty and hunger ahead of the target year 2015. Underlying this success are the country's significant efforts to build institutions and state capacity. Ghana has become a stable democratic state, as demonstrated in a peaceful transition of power in two consecutive free and fair elections in 2000 and 2008. Governance indicators have been steadily improving over the past years, and in 2007 Ghana ranked ahead of regional averages of Asia, Latin America, and Africa in most important governance indicators, including government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and control of corruption (Kaufmann, Kraay, and Mastruzzi 2009). The country is ranked among the top 10 African countries in terms of freedom of the press and academic freedom (Freedom House 2008). ; PR ; IFPRI1 ; DGO; DSGD