TY - BOOK ID - 84659339 TI - Ghana : Combined First and Second Reviews Under the Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility, Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria and Rephasing of Disbursements: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ghana. PY - 2010 SN - 1455288446 1452741549 1282847279 9786612847271 1455204730 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Ghana -- Economic conditions. KW - Ghana -- Economic policy. KW - International monetary fund -- Ghana. KW - Exports and Imports KW - Public Finance KW - Taxation KW - Industries: Financial Services KW - Budgeting KW - Debt KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - International Lending and Debt Problems KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - Business Taxes and Subsidies KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - Public finance & taxation KW - International economics KW - Finance KW - Budgeting & financial management KW - Arrears KW - Public debt KW - Government debt management KW - Expenditure KW - Oil, gas and mining taxes KW - Public financial management (PFM) KW - External debt KW - Taxes KW - Debts, Public KW - Debts, External KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Loans KW - Ghana UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84659339 AB - Ghana’s growth of 3–4 percent in 2009 was about twice the estimated average for sub-Saharan Africa. Fiscal performance in 2009 was weaker than programmed, giving rise to substantial new domestic expenditure arrears. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) eased monetary conditions as inflationary pressures receded. Progress in reinvigorating structural reforms gained momentum through end-2009. Growth is projected to strengthen to 4–5 percent in 2010. For 2010, the authorities are targeting a budget deficit of 8 percent of GDP. ER -