Ghana has made significant strides towards poverty reduction over the last two decades, the country’s Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has said. Poverty levels, Duffour noted, had dropped to 28.5 ...

The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Dec., 2005), pp. 641-664 (24 pages) The World Bank and IMF launched the Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiative in the context of longstanding ...

A new nationwide study has revealed that Ghana’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are being choked by a complex and costly regulatory environment that is functioning as a hidden tax on ...

Augustine Boateng, Brighten Africa's program manager in Ghana, sits with his wife Helina, and daughters Vina and Treasure. (Brighton Kriser) Several BYU students are working to alleviate poverty in ...

Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent figure in India’s struggle for independence, once said: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” This profound ...

Oxfam and our partners are helping young people to push their elected representatives to improve education, reduce youth unemployment, and help farmers make a decent living. Could this bring ina new ...

The Chief of Social Policy and Inclusion at United Nations International Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF) Ghana, Ms Pauliina Sarvilahti, has praised the government for its commitment to the ...

Aspiring NPP flag bearer Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says poverty, not the rising cost of living, is Ghana’s greatest threat. The former Education Minister argued that unless the nation confronts poverty ...

This paper examines Ghana’s Fourth Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Requests for Waiver of Performance Criteria and for Extension of the Commitment Period. Most end-August ...

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