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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Ghana economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Ghana best banks and safest banks are also available.

Technology

Ghana Adopts Blockchain To Stem Fraud

Ghana reached a $3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last year. Now, it will become the...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ghana: Sovereign Default Marks Key Point In Debt Crisis

Ghana entered into talks with the IMF in July for funding to help it address a balance of payments deficit that rose to about $2.5 billion in June, and a debt-to-GDP ratio now over 100%.

Data

Looming Fiscal Risk Threatens Ghana’s Recovery

State borrowing crowds out private lending in Ghana.

Country Report

Ghana: Bracing For Contraction

With an election looming, Ghana’s economy grapples with a pandemic, falling oil revenues, a nagging fiscal deficit and the imperative to diversify.

Features

Brexit Drives British Africa Investments

Brexit is a loss for Europe but it could turn into a win for Africa.

Country Report

Ghana: Sustaining Growth Momentum

Ghana has been one of Africa’s star performers, boosted by expanding oil production. But currency volatility, foreign-investor jitters and an upcoming election pose challenges.

Awards

Top Countries For Foreign Direct Investment

What countries do the best job attracting foreign direct investment and how do they do it?Global Financeinvestigates.

Award Winners

Winner Q&A: Africa Gears Up For Trade

A Q&A with Henry Oroh, CEO ofZenith Bank, which wonGlobal Finance's 2017 award for Best Trade Finance Provider in Ghana,about prospects for increased trade and greater uptake of documentary finance instruments in the coming year.

Features

Warm FDI Welcome In Ghana

With oil revenues plunging, Ghana seeks to boost the inflow of foreign direct investment.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA

The financial system in Africa varies from the highly developed banking institutions of South Africa and Nigeria to the barely organized banking sector of South Sudan, the world’s newest country.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.