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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Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Regulations made in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act, 2016. Among other things, it contains regulations for national development plans, revenue management, and macroeconomic and fiscal policies.

Ghana • 2019 • Finance

Right to Information Act 2019

Ministry of Communications

Empowers citizens to access public records and information from government institutions, promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in governance.

Ghana • 2019 • Communication and Technology

Education Strategic Plan (2018-2030)

Ghana, Ministry of Education

This instalment of the ESP is based on three objectives: improved equitable access to and participation in inclusive education at all levels, improved quality of teaching and learning and STEM at all levels, and sustainable...

Ghana • 2018 • Education

Education Sector Medium Term Development Plan (2018-2021)

Ghana, Ministry of Education

The Development Plan was conceived alongside the 2018-2030 Education Strategic Plan and the Education Sector Analysis. The plans chart the course of the education sector, as it propels Ghana towards its vision of becoming a...

Ghana • 2018 • Education

Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) For 2016-2018 Programme Based Budget Estimates For 2016

Ghana, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations

This is the ministry of employment and labour relations medium-term expenditure framework for 2016-2018. The two parts of this document outline strategic overview of the ministry of employment and labour relations (MELR) and budget programme...

Ghana • 2018 • Labour

Ghana Health Service (GHS) Standard Hospitals (Standard Modular Design Concept)

Ghana, Ghana Health Service

This represents the concept of GHS Standard Hospital based on a modular template and is suitable for easy expansion. It provides information on departments, general building arrangements, and cost estimates. The standard was developed to...

Ghana • 2018 • Health

The Appropriation Act 2018, Act 984

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An act to provide for the withdrawal of sums of money necessary to meet government expenditure for the 2019 financial year. The act stipulates that withdrawal should be effected from the consolidated fund and other...

Ghana • 2018 • Economy

The Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2019 Financial Year

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

The Official Budget of the Government of Ghana presented to members of parliament. The budget is themed A Stronger Economy for Jobs and Prosperity”.”

Ghana • 2018 • Economy

Ghana Trade Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Trade and Industry

This Trade Policy is set to support the strategies of Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry to contribute to the realization of government’s development objectives.

Ghana • 2018 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Ghana Industrial Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Trade and Industry

The policy provides clear and transparent guidelines for the implementation of Government’s industrial development agenda, with particular respect to the growth, diversification, upgrading, and competitiveness of Ghana’s manufacturing sector.

Ghana • 2018 • Trade, Industry and Investment

The Ghana Sugar Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

This policy aims to provide among other things, the enabling infrastructural and institutional environment for a globally competitive private sector sugar industry. The need for the policy arises as the sugar sector continues to become...

Ghana • 2018 • Agriculture and Rural Development