Yearbook 2010
According to
COUNTRYAAH, Ghana was designated by the British think tank Overseas
Development Institute (ODI) as the African country that will
first achieve the UN's so-called Millennium Development
Goals by halving poverty and famine. According to the
report, Ghana through economic reforms has managed to
increase food production by 80 per cent per capita over the
past 30 years and reduced the number of malnourished by 75
per cent between 1990 and 2004. In relative terms, Ghana is
the most successful African country in this regard according
to ODI.
Ghana's authorities hope that new oil discoveries will
strengthen the country's economy. During the year, the
government borrowed from China a total of about US $ 13
billion for infrastructure expansion. Most of the money will
be used to build roads, railways, schools and hospitals,
while about a quarter of the total will go to facilities for
the oil and gas industry.
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