ECA to launch Ghana Country Profile in Accra
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will launch the 2016 Country Profile of Ghana on August 21, 2017 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra.
The objective of this initiative is to provide policy analysis and specific recommendations for Ghana to achieve structural transformation which in turn promotes sustained growth and sustainable social development, as well as regional integration and social inclusion. The theme of the 2016 Country Profile of Ghana is “Poor energy supply hampers growth in Ghana”.
According to the country profile, the proper functioning of the industry sector and much of the service sector depends on a reliable energy supply. Serious problems in the availability of quality energy,
therefore, have a negative impact on the prospects for economic recovery in Ghana.
The event will be held after the launch of the African Social Development Index (ASDI) sub regional Report for West Africa. During the launch of the 2016 country profile of Ghana, a presentation of the keys findings of the report will be made.
Note to the editors
ECA is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Its Office for West Africa aims to support the development of 15 countries across the sub region (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo) by helping them formulate and implement policies and programs that support their economic and social transformation.
The ECA Country Profiles were designed in 2015 in accordance with Resolution 917 of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Abuja, 2014). Their aim is to provide African decision-makers with an independent analysis of their countries’ economic and social development and the progress made to achieve regional integration. Each Country Profile is based on data provided by member States and complement ongoing ECA efforts to improve the collection of statistical data in Africa.
The Country Profiles include various innovations such as the African Regional Integration Index, co-designed by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC), based on the five pillars of regional integration (trade, infrastructure, production, free movement of people, and financial and macroeconomic integration).
For more information, please contact: Tahirou Gouro, Communication Officer, ECA- SRO/WA,
mob: +227 90 99 99 39, Email: [email protected]
Sub-Regional Office for West Africa
428 Avenue du Fleuve Niger
B.P. 744, Niamey, Niger
On the Country Profiles, please visit: http://www.uneca.org/publications/country-profiles
Source: ECA