Ghana Economic Update, June 2017

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Ghana Economic Update, June 2017 : Shifting Ghana's Competitiveness into a Higher Gear

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This edition of the Ghana Economic Update is the second edition of the annual series on Ghana’s economic prospects. Every issue includes both a broad overview of the country’s macroeconomic, political, and structural dynamics, and a section dedicated to one particular issue. In this update, the focus is on Ghana’s international competitiveness and the policies that will help it to shift it into a higher gear.

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“World Bank. 2017. Ghana Economic Update, June 2017 : Shifting Ghana's Competitiveness into a Higher Gear. Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/27520 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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