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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ICT in Education Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Education

The government pushes to leverage on ICT in its drive to ensure equitable access to quality education in the country. The three pillars on which it rests are: ICT as a learning and operating tool,...

Ghana • 2015 • Education

Standards and Guidelines for Practice of Inclusive Education in Ghana

Ghana, Ministry of Education

The guidelines on inclusive education serve as a reference to all stakeholders as an effort to ensure a barrier-free learning environment in public and private schools. It provides assistance and guidance to educational institutions in...

Ghana • 2015 • Education

Inclusive Education Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Education

The policy leverages on inputs from a wide range of national and international stakeholders in defining the path of the government towards ensuring equitable access to quality education for all in Ghana, without discrimination or...

Ghana • 2015 • Education

Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896)

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to provide for the imposition of income tax and for related purposes.

Ghana • 2015 • Finance

Petroleum Revenue Management (Amendment) Act, 2015, Act 893

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to amend the Petroleum Management Act, 2011 (Act 815). It provides for the allocation of funds to the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund for the purpose of infrastructure development, and for related matters.

Ghana • 2015 • Finance

Medium Term Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (METASIP II) 2014-2017

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The METASIP II places a strong emphasis on Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management. It seeks to transform the agricultural sector to create jobs, increase incomes, and ensure food security over the medium...

Ghana • 2015 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Ghana's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation

This represents Ghana’s commitment to fulfilling its international obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The INDC and accompanied explanatory note thus seeks to ensure clarity, transparency, and understanding of Ghana’s...

Ghana • 2015 • Environment and Climate Change

National Drinking Water Quality Management Framework for Ghana

Ghana, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing

The Government of Ghana recognizes the importance of safe potable water to public health. The framework is based on an assessment of the status of drinking water quality and the way it is managed. It...

Ghana • 2015 • Utilities

National Community Water and Sanitation Strategy (NCWSS)

Ghana, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing

The NCWSS is developed within the context of the National Water Policy. It pushes for decentralization to local levels of governance, as a means for deepened accountability and governance in water service delivery. It leverages...

Ghana • 2014 • Utilities

Sector Strategic Medium Term Development Plan (2014-2017)

Ghana, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing

The development plan is conceived to coordinate and guide all activities and interventions of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works, and Housing. It aims to ensure implementation of all strategies charged at addressing the challenges...

Ghana • 2014 • Utilities

Water Sector Strategic Development Plan (2012-2025)

Ghana, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing

The plan sets out the operationalization of the water sector policy objectives contained in the National Water Policy and the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA 2010-2013). It has a vision of sustainable water...

Ghana • 2014 • Utilities

Fisheries (Amendment) Act

Ghana, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development,Fisheries Commission

The act amends the Fisheries Act of 2002 in relation to more effective management and prevention of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Ghana • 2014 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Revised Broadcasting Bill

Ghana, Ministry of Communications

This document provides a summary of actions taken in review of the revised bill following the 13th March stakeholders’ workshop by the ministry of information and media relations.

Ghana • 2014 • Information, Communication and Technology

Broadcastng Bill, 2014 (Memorandum)

Ghana, Ministry of Communications

The purpose of the Bill is to provide comprehensive legislation on broadcasting services regulated by the National Media Commission and the National Communications Authority in a manner consistent with Ghana’s constitution.

Ghana • 2014 • Information, Communication and Technology

Excise Tax Stamp Act, Act 873

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act passed by parliament to provide for Excise Tax Stamp and the affixing of Excise Tax Stamps on excisable products, and for related matters.

Ghana • 2014 • Finance

Economic and Financial Policies for the Medium Term

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

This shows a consolidated form of the “home-grown” policies being implemented by the Ghanaian government. These policies are geared towards correcting the imbalances in the economy with a view to secure positive future prospects for...

Ghana • 2014 • Finance