Ghana - Country partnership strategy for the period FY2013-FY2016 (الانكليزية)

In July 2011, Ghana achieved the World Bank Group (WBG) per-capita income threshold for classification as a lower middle income country (LMIC). However, this growth has also been accompanied by growing geographical disparities and inequality. Ghana's ... انظر المزيد + In July 2011, Ghana achieved the World Bank Group (WBG) per-capita income threshold for classification as a lower middle income country (LMIC). However, this growth has also been accompanied by growing geographical disparities and inequality. Ghana's growth and development prospects, at least over the next decade, will be strongly underpinned by the petroleum sector and the policy responses to the increased fiscal revenues from oil. The country partnership strategy (CPS) will be the WBG's main instrument to deepen support for Ghana's transition to the status of LMIC, assisting the country to sustain economic growth, reduce absolute poverty, and enhance shared prosperity such that all Ghanaians are given the opportunity to share in the benefits of that growth. The WBG will continue to support Ghana's drive for shared prosperity through the enhancement of the productivity of rural Ghanaians by the development and dissemination of agricultural technology and improved linkages to value chains, paying special attention to smallholders in the North and to women. A key challenge for the WBG and other development partners during this CPS period will be to transform the role of partners by going beyond providing aid to adding substantial value to Ghana's efforts in fostering new partnerships for trade, investments, and other commercial activities. The CPS seeks to address the challenges identified in that strategy by helping to promote sustainable and more inclusive economic growth, create jobs, deliver more decentralized public services through local governments, ensure better accountability to citizens, and provide skills and education to the population.  رؤية أقل ـ