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Ghana's industrial base is relatively advanced. Import-substitution industries include electronics manufacturing. Rlg Communications is the first indigenous African company to assemble laptops, desktops, and mobile phones, and is West Africa's biggest information and communications technology (ICT) and mobile phone manufacturing company.
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning is the government ministry responsible for the economic and monetary health of Ghana. The Ministry is involved with economic planning , fiscal policy , national accounting , the national budget , and creating an environment for investment and growth.
The figures are from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook Database, unless otherwise specified. [1] This list is not to be confused with the list of countries by real GDP per capita growth, which is the percentage change of GDP per person taking into account the changing population of the country.
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. 4 November: 2024 Ghanaian general election: Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia is nominated by the country's ruling New Patriotic Party as their presidential candidate. [1]
3 October – Ghana reports its first case of mpox this year. [3]14 October – A bus falls into a ditch in Kwapia, Ashanti Region, killing 13 people. [4]18 October: Parliament speaker Alban Bagbin declares four seats held by MPs who switched parties vacant, effectively giving the opposition National Democratic Congress a majority in the legislature. [5]
African Economic Outlook was an annual reference book-journal which focused on the economics of most African countries. It reviewed the recent economic situation and predicted the short-term interrelated economic, social, and political evolution of all African economies.
Rank Region HDI (2022) Medium human development 1: Greater Accra: 0.670 2: Eastern: 0.622 3: Ashanti: 0.618 4: Western: 0.611 5: Volta Region: 0.603 5: Central Region
As of October 2024, gold exports alone accounted for $9.58 billion, representing more than half of Ghana's total export earnings of $16.5 billion. [84] The mining sector also emerged as the largest source of domestic tax revenue in 2023, contributing a record GH₵11.55 billion (US$980 million) in taxes.