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Global Public Investment in Ghana and West Africa

This technical report explores the transformave potenal of Global Public Investment (GPI) for fostering sustainable development, with a parcular focus on Ghana and its broader implicaons for Africa.

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The Retail Finance Distribution (ReFinD) initiative is now receiving applications for the third round of request for proposals (RFP3) for sub-grants for research in retail finance distribution. The submission deadline is 31 May 2024.

We are excited to present to you the annual report of the Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER) for the years 2022-2023. Dive in to explore the achievements and milestones that have shaped our journey during this period.

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Prof. Peter Quartey opens the forum, sharing the project's context and setting the stage for engaging discussions on SDRs financing reform.

Prof. Peter Quartey engages the audience on ISSER’s capabilities and how the Institute will effectively partner with AfriE on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Welcome to the ISSER February 2024 newsletter. This edition features significant developments including a study uncovering disturbing findings on caregiver absence and challenges in long-term care, and the commencement of a collaborative effort spanning multiple countries aimed at maximizing the impact of agricultural investments.

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Participants from diverse sectors gather to discuss Ghana's care economy, representing various stakeholder groups from across the nation.

Partnership Facilitation and City Diagnostics to Support Equitable Economic Growth in two Secondary Cities in Ghana (Cape Coast and Swedru)

An international consortium, with ISSER as a Ghana-based Principal Investigator, partnered with staff from the University of Bonn and a US-based NGO, Eparque Urban Strategies, LLC, to undertake this project aimed at equipping smaller cities (Agona Swedru and Cape Coast) to boost their economies and help reinvigorate employment and related improved socio-economic status for residents. In this project, both cities chose areas of interest to them. Cape Coast chose tourism while Agona Swedru and its environs chose agro-processing.

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In Ghana, more than 5,000 people are killed by tobacco-caused diseases every year (Tobacco Atlas, 2018). Currently, the country’s tax administration approach is unitary with a uniform ad valorem tax structure on all excisable products including tobacco.