Ghana

Currency: Cedi (GHS)

Timezone: Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Major Cities: Accra

Ghana is a Western African country sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. The country’s climate is tropical-warm and dry along the coast and hot and dry in the north-with a terrain that is largely low plains. 

With a population of approximately 30 million people, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa after Nigeria. The major ethnic groups of the country include the Akan, Mole-Dagbon, Ewe, and Ga-Dangme, with the English language regarded as the official language of the country.Ghana operates a unitary and presidential system of government that is administratively divided into 16 regions, including Accra, the country’s capital.  The country’s economy is a market-based economy dominated by the agricultural sector which accounts for 20 percentof the country’s GDP and employs over 50 percent of the labor force. The country is also the second-largest producer of cocoa which is a major source of foreign exchange to the economy along with other commodities such as gold and petroleum. The major problems facing the country include public sector corruption and youth unemployment challenge.

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National E-Health Strategy

Ghana, Ministry of Health

This strategy provides a framework for the design and rollout of e-health in Ghana’s health sector. It highlights the challenges mitigating against the attainment of the set MDG goals. The strategy strives to solve Ghana’s...

Ghana • Before 2008 • Health

Ghana Incentives Inventory

Ghana, Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC)

A comprehensive list of investment incentives made available to investors by the Government of Ghana.

Ghana • Before 2008 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Investment Opportunities in Ghana

Ghana, Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC)

An overview of the investment opportunities available in sectors of Ghana’s economy.

Ghana • Before 2008 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Financial Sector Recovery Levy Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to impose a special levy to be known as the financial sector recovery levy on banks to raise revenue to support the financial sector reforms and to provide for related matters.

Ghana • 2021 • Finance

Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to amend the sixth schedule to the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) to provide for a rebate for selected industrial sectors, suspend quarterly instalment payments by specified self-employed persons and owners of...

Ghana • 2021 • Finance

Penalty and Interest Waiver Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to grant a waiver of penalties and interests on accumulated tax arrears up to December 2020 for persons who make arrangements with the Ghana Revenue Authority for payment of the principal tax by...

Ghana • 2021 • Finance

Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2021

Ghana, Ministry of Energy

An Act to amend the Energy Sector Levies Act, 2015 (Act 899) to provide for an Energy Sector Recovery Levy and Sanitation and Pollution Levy to be imposed on specified petroleum products and related matters.

Ghana • 2021 • Energy

Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (Amendment Act, 2021

Ghana, Infrastructure

An Act to amend the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund Act, 2014 (Act 877) to provide for additional sources of funds, extend the period of exemption from taxes and for related matters.

Ghana • 2021 • Infrastructure and Construction

Revenuer Administration (Amendment) Act, 2020

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to amend the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915) to establish an Independent Tax Appeals Board, provide for the payment of a shortfall in tax liability without payment of a penalty and for...

Ghana • 2020 • Finance

Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020

Ghana, Ministry of Health

An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictions in accordance with paragraphs(c), (d) and (e) of clause (4) of article 21 of the Constitution, and for related matters.

Ghana • 2020 • Health