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[from amaah] Choc tactics: Cocoa co-operatives

"Kuapa Kokoo belongs to the farmers," he says proudly with a smile, in his slightly old-fashioned, broken English. "They do not attend school so they cannot do the office work. That is why having English people working for us is good! They represent us an

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[from amaah] Ghana reflects progress in Africa

7 years of quiet seem to be helping things... rebranding the country... a reasonable country profile highlighting some entrepreneurial successes.

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[from amaah] Elizabeth Asiedu's Economics Research

Perhaps the premier Ghanaian economist in academia from what I can tell, albeit working from without... lots of good papers and modeling... need to brush up on the mathematics

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[from amaah] China's Trade in Africa Carries a Price Tag

China pledged $20 billion to finance trade and infrastructure across the continent over the next three years. In Zambia alone, China plans to invest $800 million in the next few years. From South Africa's manganese mines to Niger's uranium pits, from

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[from amaah] Supply-side crisis likely to get worse on economic growth, commodities boom

On the South African dilemma - how to find ways to keep growth high given that it takes time to invest in education and training of the locals, the so-called "skills deficit". Easiest answer: welcome those Zimbabwean and other Africa immigrants. the polit

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[from amaah] Foreign Direct Investment to Africa: The Role of Government Policy, Governance and Political Instability (pdf)

Elizabeth Asiedu's 2003 paper... survery of 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1984-2000 to examine the impact of political risk, institutional framework and government policy on Foreign Direct Investment, macroeconomic stability, efficien

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[from amaah] China 'ties' $5bn aid to Africa

No such thing as a free lunch. What? You thought it was about charity? Still money is fungible and there's a greater pool available.The much-trumpeted $5bn China-Africa Development Fund will be used to invest exclusively in Chinese enterprises and their p

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[from amaah] Huge oilfield discovered in Ghana

The discovery of 600 million barrels of light oil offshore from Ghana. Kufuor: "Even without oil, we are doing so well, already. Now, with oil as a shot in the arm, we're going to fly," Black Gold arrives. Will oil curse follow?

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[from amaah] Ghana strikes oil in commercial quantities

Kosmos Energy; Anadarko Petroleum and Tullow Ghana Limited , consortium engaged in oil exploration, on Monday simultaneously announced the discovery of 600 million barrels of light oil offshore from Ghana. Black Gold arrives. Will oil curse follow?

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