On the 50th Anniversary of Ghana's Independence

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, congratulated Ghana on its fiftieth anniversary that it has become one of the best performers economically in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal to cut poverty in half. He spoke about World Bank partnership with th...

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Main Author:	Wolfowitz, Paul
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	SMALLER ONES BUSINESS OWNERS GROWTH RATES TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES INVESTORS COLLEGE RED TAPE GOOD PEOPLE SCIENCE FINANCING FOREIGN INVESTORS WOMAN EDUCATION LEVELS FUTURE INCOME BANK RETURNS EMERGING ECONOMIES SYSTEMS GOOD GOVERNANCE INFORMATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PEER REVIEW RESEARCHERS EXPENDITURES PROPERTY JOB CREATION CAREERS SYSTEM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS MARKET CORRUPTION PROFESSOR CLOSED ECONOMY MEDIA INTERNET DEVELOPING COUNTRY FACULTY AUDITS GOVERNANCE BUDGET ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS SMALL BUSINESS CREDITS GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY POVERTY CLEAN WATER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CIVIL SOCIETY DEMOCRACY TRADING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INVESTMENTS IT LENDING MULTINATIONALS AT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC FINANCE MISMANAGEMENT BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH SCHOOL NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE GRANTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INVESTING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25890805/world-bank-president-paul-wolfowitz-speaks-fiftieth-anniversary-ghanas-independence-kwame-nkrumah-university-kumasi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24907

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spelling	okr-10986-249072021-04-23T14:04:20Z On the 50th Anniversary of Ghana's Independence Wolfowitz, Paul SMALLER ONES BUSINESS OWNERS GROWTH RATES TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES INVESTORS COLLEGE RED TAPE GOOD PEOPLE SCIENCE FINANCING FOREIGN INVESTORS WOMAN EDUCATION LEVELS FUTURE INCOME BANK RETURNS EMERGING ECONOMIES SYSTEMS GOOD GOVERNANCE INFORMATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PEER REVIEW RESEARCHERS EXPENDITURES PROPERTY JOB CREATION CAREERS SYSTEM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS MARKET CORRUPTION PROFESSOR CLOSED ECONOMY MEDIA INTERNET DEVELOPING COUNTRY FACULTY AUDITS GOVERNANCE BUDGET ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS SMALL BUSINESS CREDITS GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT EXTREME POVERTY POVERTY CLEAN WATER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CIVIL SOCIETY DEMOCRACY TRADING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INVESTMENTS IT LENDING MULTINATIONALS AT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC FINANCE MISMANAGEMENT BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH SCHOOL NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE GRANTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INVESTING Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, congratulated Ghana on its fiftieth anniversary that it has become one of the best performers economically in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal to cut poverty in half. He spoke about World Bank partnership with the university to help create a facility that provides access to a wealth of development information for students, researchers, faculty, and the general public, and encourages all to take advantage of this new resource on the campus. Ghana faces challenges to boost the competitiveness of the private sector, an important engine for job creation. Ghana will need to invest heavily in infrastructure, and reform its energy sector, while ensuring sustained good governance. He concluded by saying that Ghana should inspire Africa by aiming higher, moving faster, taking bigger and bolder steps to achieve the future that the people of Ghana deserve. 2016-08-18T21:57:21Z 2016-08-18T21:57:21Z 2007-03-05 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25890805/world-bank-president-paul-wolfowitz-speaks-fiftieth-anniversary-ghanas-independence-kwame-nkrumah-university-kumasi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24907 English en_US Kwame Nkrumah University, Kumasi, Ghana, March 5, 2007; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech Africa Ghana
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description	Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, congratulated Ghana on its fiftieth anniversary that it has become one of the best performers economically in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal to cut poverty in half. He spoke about World Bank partnership with the university to help create a facility that provides access to a wealth of development information for students, researchers, faculty, and the general public, and encourages all to take advantage of this new resource on the campus. Ghana faces challenges to boost the competitiveness of the private sector, an important engine for job creation. Ghana will need to invest heavily in infrastructure, and reform its energy sector, while ensuring sustained good governance. He concluded by saying that Ghana should inspire Africa by aiming higher, moving faster, taking bigger and bolder steps to achieve the future that the people of Ghana deserve.
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On the 50th Anniversary of Ghana's Independence

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