IMF Staff Country Reports

Ghana: Selected Issues

Publication Date:

January 31, 2000

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper reviews trends in GDP and other macroeconomic variables since independence. It assesses the performance of the different sectors of the economy and expenditure categories. The paper identifies a number of products that could contribute to maintaining the high growth rate that nontraditional exports have experienced. The medium-term fiscal sustainability analysis provides a useful quantification of the impact of the shocks experienced on fiscal performance. Ghana's social insurance system, stock exchange, divestiture program, rural finance, and poverty are also discussed.

Series:

Country Report No. 2000/002

Subject:

Banking Economic sectors Exports International trade Poverty Poverty reduction Poverty reduction and development Poverty reduction strategy Public enterprises