In this Q&A originally published in the French magazine Emerging Nations, Prof. John Asafu-Adjaye, Senior Fellow at the Economic Management and Governance Program and Charles Odoom, Head of Private Sector Development discuss the current and future business environment in Ghana.
Asia is undoubtedly the most dynamic region of our time. It has witnessed a phenomenal transformation and the deepest economic miracle with profound implications for the global economy in the twenty-first century.
Structural transformation of African economies would best be achieved on the development of home-grown policies and strategies that spur growth of production in various sectors.
There is no alternative to the equation of ‘developing an African industrial fabric, capable of boosting our production and processing capacity, and reducing our dependence on other continents’ recently argued […]
Though Africa on the whole has historically struggled to build strong industries, Ghana is implementing a series of initiatives and campaigns it hopes will make it a leader in the […]
As the Chinese government continues to encourage investors to venture overseas, African nations are wooing entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing bases in their countries. The World Bank estimates that China […]
Over Christmas, I took the opportunity to visit Asare Odometa Plantations, a farming enterprise in the Asesewa area of the Manya Krobo District in Ghana’s Eastern Region that could be a model for the government’s One District One Factory election...
First signed into law in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was expanded and reauthorized for ten years in 2015. While many critics question how useful AGOA has been, particularly due to its strict origin requirements on products...
This paper provides an overview of the key trends in the soybean sector, the primary value capture opportunities for African countries and the key success factors required to capture a greater share of the value available in the soybean value...
Marketplaces have always been a central part of everyday life in West African society. The traditional marketplace has been a center for selling goods, communing, and entertainment. However, because of globalization and urbanization, two new features—supermarkets and street trading—are redefining...
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) has been part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Programme since 2011, and has produced monthly editions of the West Africa Trends newsletter since January 2011. […]
Growth without structural transformation has proved to be unsustainable. Africa needs to diversify their economies if they want to become authentic economic lions.
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Ghana’s Economic Outlook: Business, Trade and Economic Transformation
In this Q&A originally published in the French magazine Emerging Nations, Prof. John Asafu-Adjaye, Senior Fellow at the Economic Management and Governance Program and Charles Odoom, Head of Private Sector Development discuss the current and future business environment in Ghana.
AfCFTA Diversification Governance Macroeconomics SMEs