Managing oil revenue in Ghana: Controlling spending is the key

With an average growth rate of 5 percent and a reduction of poverty by one-half over the past two decades, Ghana is a recent success story and a rising star in African development. Yet the country remains dependent on relatively few external sources of income and its external debt has started to ris...

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Main Authors: Diao, Xinshen, Breisinger, Clemens
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154666
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description With an average growth rate of 5 percent and a reduction of poverty by one-half over the past two decades, Ghana is a recent success story and a rising star in African development. Yet the country remains dependent on relatively few external sources of income and its external debt has started to rise again (IMF 20081). The recent discovery of offshore oil is seen by many as an important new source of income, and an opportunity to overcome persisting structural weaknesses in exports and the economy as a whole, and raise Ghana's prospects of becoming a frontrunner in African development.
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spelling CGSpace1546662025-11-06T06:06:18Z Managing oil revenue in Ghana: Controlling spending is the key Diao, Xinshen Breisinger, Clemens development With an average growth rate of 5 percent and a reduction of poverty by one-half over the past two decades, Ghana is a recent success story and a rising star in African development. Yet the country remains dependent on relatively few external sources of income and its external debt has started to rise again (IMF 20081). The recent discovery of offshore oil is seen by many as an important new source of income, and an opportunity to overcome persisting structural weaknesses in exports and the economy as a whole, and raise Ghana's prospects of becoming a frontrunner in African development. 2010 2024-10-01T14:03:01Z 2024-10-01T14:03:01Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154666 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Breisinger, Clemens. 2010. Managing oil revenue in Ghana: Controlling spending is the key. GSSP Policy Note 2. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154666
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Managing oil revenue in Ghana: Controlling spending is the key
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