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PRESENTATION
|  The
Republic of Ghana is
located in West-Africa region; alongside the Gulf of Guinea (coastline: 539 km).
It expands over a total area of: 238,540 sq. km (land:
230,020 sq. km; water: 8,520 sq. km). Its bordering
countries are: in the North: Burkina
Faso over 548 km; in the West: Cote
d'Ivoire over 668 km; in the East: Togo
over 877 km.
Population:
18,887,626 (July 1999); 20,467,747 (July 2003 est.); with a population growth
rate of: 2.05% (1999); 1.45% (2003 est.) Independence
from the United Kingdom:
March 6, 1957
National holiday:
March, 6
Natural resources:
gold, timber, industrial
diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber.
Agriculture production:cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava
(tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber Industrial
production: mining,
lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing. Industrial
production growth rate:
4.2% (1998) Ghana
remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical assistance:
since quite ten years the country received constant support from the international
financial institutions - IMF and the World Bank. Ghana
economy is still dominated by agriculture, which
accounts for 36% of GDP and employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders.
Ghana is one of the top three world's producer of cocoa and coffee.
Natural
resources: Gold, timber, and cocoa production are major sources of foreign
exchange.
On January 7, 2009, John Atta Mills, Ghana's new president, took office from John Kufuor, who had finished his constitutional second term as head of state. John Atta Mills's victory
marks the second peaceful transition in a decade. A noticeable accomplishment that places Ghana as a bastion of "democracy" in Africa.
The new rulers will
have to demonstrate their ability to turn the economy around. That is to say
remove the country from cash crops (cocoa, gold, coffee) dependency; diversify
the economy base in order to fulfill the hope of their constituents who are waiting
since 1956 for a better life.
Indeed, the inflation rate (17% - 2008) combined with the growth rate of the population (1.15% - 2005) show that the economy is shrinking, year in year out, in spite of an average economic growth rate of 5% per annum since one decade. That's the reason why seventy-eight percent
of the populations is at the beginning of the new millennium living with less
than US$ 2 par day. For
more statistics about Ghana's economy click here.
Ghana had highly
educated human resources to move ahead - 44 years after the independence - to
becoming one of the economic driving force of West Africa. Particularly now that
Ivory Coast
is in deep political and social turmoil since September 19, 2002.
Click
here for a "Strategic economic scheme for an African country"
Click
here to see Why Ghana needs double-digit annual economic growth-rate.
There are
business opportunities in almost all economic sectors and particularly in Gold
mining,food
processing, crops transformation (shea nuts), low cost housing scheme, tourism
development. Etc. 
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| SOME
FIGURES |
GNP: US$ 4.153
billion (2000); 4.276 billion (2001): 14.166 billion (2002 est.) GNP-growth
rate: 3 % (2000); 3% (2001);
4.5% (2002) GNP-per
capita: US$ 210 (2000); 708 (2002)
Click
here for the difference between GNP and Parity Purchasing
GNP-composition
by sector
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agriculture:
36%
- industry:
25%
- services:
39%
Exports:
US$ 1.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000);
2.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.) Commodities:gold 39%, cocoa 35%, timber 9.4%, tuna, bauxite, aluminum,
manganese ore, and diamonds (1998) Imports:US$ 2.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000); 2.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Commodities:capital equipment, petroleum, consumer goods, foods, intermediate
goods. FOR
CURRENCY EQUIVALENCE
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| ENTRY
POLICY / HEALTH POLICY | |
A valid passport (at least six months beyond the intended sojourn period) and
a visa are required for most nationalities. A yellow-fever vaccination certificate
is compulsory. It
is necessary to register with the Ghana Immigration Service within 48 hours of
arrival if you're visiting Ghana for more than a week. At
arrival, a deposit of 17.5% on electronic equipment including cameras and computers
may be required. For refunds, apply to the Customs and Excise Office in Accra
48 hours before departure. Also
ensure to receive an export permit for any local cloth or crafts from the Ghana
Museum and Monuments Board. For
more on entry policy requirement contact one of the following addresses
England
Ghana High Commission 104 Highgate Hill, London
N6 5HE Tel: +(44) 181 3428686 Fax:
+(44) 181 3458566 ghmfa31@msn.com
| Ghana
Tourist Board PO Box 3106, Tesano Nsawam Road, Accra
Tel: +(233) 21 231779 / 222153 Fax:
+(233) 21 231779 gtb@africaonline.com.gh
| Belgium
Ghana High Commission 7 General Wahisin laan
B-1030 Brussels Tel: +(32) 2 7058220 |
Canada
Ghana High Commission No. l Clemow Avenue, The Glebe
Ottawa, Ontario KLS 2A9 Tel: +(1) 613 2360871/4
Fax: +(1) 613 2360874 |
Germany
Embassy of Ghana Rheinalles 58 5300 Bonn 2
Tel: +(49) 228 352011 / 3 |
USA
Embassy of Ghana 3512 International Drive NW
Washington, DC 20008 Tel: +(1) 202 6864520 Fax:
+(1) 202 686-4527 http://www.ghana-embassy.org/
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AIR-LINKING
/ TRANSSHIPPING |
The following airlines companies have regular connections through Accra airport:
Ghana Airways - the national flag carrier - Air-Afrique, UTA, MEA, Ethiopian Airlines,
West Coast Airlines Ltd,, United Arab Airlines, Race Cargo Airlines, Lufthansa,
K.L.M, Egyptian Airlines, Cab Aviation, Bulgarian Airlines, British Airlines,
American Airlines, Alitalia.
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INVESTOR
CONTACTS |
Ghana
National Chamber Of Commerce 65, Kojo Thompson Road P. O. Box 2325
Accra Tel: + (233) 21 662427 Fax:
+ (233) 21 662210 Tlx: 2687 GNCC GH gncc@ncs.com.gh
| Ghana
Investment Promotion Center P.O.Box M193 Accra Tel:
+(233) 21 66 5125 - 9 Fax: +(233) 21 66 3801
gipc@ghana.com Website:
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Ghana
Development Fund 2117 L Street, NW Suite 286 Washington, DC 20037
Tel: +(1) 202 721 0000 Fax: +(1)
202 7210001
info@gdf.org |
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| ACCOMMODATION |
Below are listed few hotels around the country. Visit Ghana Hotels Network for
more information about accommodation in Ghana: hotelnet/welcome
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