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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Ghana's Turnaround Story

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

This document contains the story surrounding Ghana’s transition setbacks and turnaround story. It also includes Ghana’s firm and conservative approach to macroeconomic policies, commitment to reform agenda, approach to addressing risks faced by the reform...

Ghana • 2016 • Economy

Public Financial Management Act, 2016, Act 921

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to regulate the financial management of the public sector within a macroeconomic and fiscal framework; to define responsibilities of stakeholders, to provide for accounting and audit of public funds and to provide for...

Ghana • 2016 • Finance

Property Development Sector_Investment Opportunities

Ghana, Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC)

An account of the property development sector. This is to serve as a call to investors to invest in Ghana’s property development sector.

Ghana • 2016 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Ghana REDD+ Strategy (2016-2035)

Ghana, Ghana Forestry Commission

This represents the updated national “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Strategy” – REDD+ Strategy (conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stock). The revision is premised on completion of the...

Ghana • 2016 • Environment and Climate Change

Local Governance Act

Ghana, Local Government and Rural Development

The nine hundred and thirty sixth Act of the Parliament of Ghana sets out to: “establish an efficient Local Government Service; provide for the establishment and administration of the District Assemblies Common Fund; to provide...

Ghana • 2016 • Democracy and Governance

Dam Safety Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The regulations apply to existing and proposed dams determined by the Water Resources Commission to have a safety risk. The dam safety unit, established by these regulations will see to reviewing and approving safety procedures...

Ghana • 2016 • Environment and Climate Change

Land Use and Spatial Planning Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

The act works towards revising and deepening the laws on land use and spatial planning. It establishes the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority with the objective of ensuring judicious use of lands, providing for...

Ghana • 2016 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The strategy has four distinct components: addressing the underlying causes of loss of biodiversity, improving the biodiversity status, enhancing accruable benefits, and enhancing strategy implementation. Across the four components, the strategy has 20 different action...

Ghana • 2016 • Forestry and Wildlife

Ghana Livestock Development Policy and Strategy

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The development policy and strategy for the livestock sector follows from the 2004-2015 Livestock Development Policies and Strategies. It seeks to address the implementation challenges faced by the previous policy as a means to facilitate...

Ghana • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Forestry Development Master Plan (2016-2036)

Ghana, Ministry of Lands

The 20 year development master plan pushes to: “drive cooperation, coordination, coherence and synergy in forestry-related issues at all levels; promote good governance through accountability and transparency; modernize forest enterprises as a means of job...

Ghana • 2016 • Forestry and Wildlife

Ministerial Directive Regarding the Implementation of Closed Seasons for Industrial Trawlers under The Fisheries Management Plan of Ghana (2015 -2019)

Ghana, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development,Fisheries Commission

“The Directive of the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development directs owners, operators and masters of industrial trawlers to comply with the closed seasons as declared by the Ministry and the Fisheries Commission on the...

Ghana • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) to provide for the exemption from tax of interest paid to an individual by a resident financial institution or to an individual on bonds...

Ghana • 2016 • Finance

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

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The METASIP II places strong emphasis on the 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

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

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

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The Regulations amend the Fisheries Regulations, 2010 principally by inserting new regulations with regards to measures charged at deterring and eliminating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.

Ghana • 2015 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Seed Plan

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

This serves as the plan towards the implementation of the National Seed Policy, as government believes the seed subsector holds the key to enhancing agricultural productivity and by extension, food security. It earmarks the private...

Ghana • 2015 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Ghana National Social Protection Policy

Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Ghana

The national social protection policy of Ghana provides the framework for purposive, targeted and effective social protection plans and interventions. It reperesents Ghana’s commitment and action on the Sustainable Development Goals, especially goals 1, 8,...

Ghana • 2015 • National Development

National Gender Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection

The National Gender Policy is themed; “Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Women‘s Empowerment into Ghana‘s Development Efforts”. The five commitments upon which the goals of the policy is premised include: facilitating women empowerment and livelihoods, equitable...

Ghana • 2015 • Gender and Human Rights