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Solomon Asamoah and Ghana’s Infrastructure Boom: The Problem Nobody Wants to Admit

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Solomon Asamoah and Ghana’s Infrastructure Boom: The Problem Nobody Wants to Admit

” That question should sit at the heart of Ghana’s next infrastructure phase, especially as the country tries to convert public need into investable, completed assets.

Ghana’s National Development Planning Commission estimates that closing the country’s infrastructure gap will require about US$37 billion in investment every year over the thirty-year period to 2047.

Officials citing World Bank-supported Global Infrastructure Hub data have put Ghana’s infrastructure quality score at 47 out of 100, about ten points below the average for lower-middle-income countries, even though the country invests close to 5% of GDP in infrastructure.

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