Steve Brown is an economic policy consultant in Washington, DC.
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Jim Rosenberg (World Bank) said
Hello,
As Ghana prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on March 6, the World Bank has prepared a special section online with research and data about Ghana’s progress.
HIGHLIGHTS
-strong improvements in business climate and the democratic process, civil liberties and freedom of the press.
-Ghana may be able to halve poverty before 2015.
-the last five years brought higher economic growth (6.2 percent in 2006), after a steady two decades of moderate four percent growth.
-inflation is lower (10 percent, down from 40), and so are interest rates (15 percent, down from 30).
-poverty has declined (33.4 percent in 2005, down from 39.5 percent in 2000, and 51.7 percent in 1990).
Read the story at http://go.worldbank.org/RLU20X3DV0
We hope you find this information useful, and look forward to your feedback.
Best regards,
Jim Rosenberg
jrosenberg@worldbank.org
World Bank
Washington DC