INTRODUCTION:Following is the report of a study on the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy and society in fiveAnglophone West African Countries-The Gam...
THE LIBERIA REPORT
INTRODUCTIONNatural resources have long been a mainstay of the Liberian economy for nearly a century. The countryis blessed with rich endowments in go...
THE GAMBIA REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Gambia has an estimated population of 2.3 million, a GDP per capita income of US$540 and almost half the population (48.40 p...
THE GHANA REPORT
INTRODUCTIONThis analysis looks at the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy and society of Ghana, especially howthe government has responded and the imp...
THE SIERRA LEONE REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Coronavirus disease struck the world in the third quarter of 2019. Since then, there is a globalassumption that the pandemic has,...
THE NIGERIA REPORT
1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the StudyThis study evaluates the impacts of COVID-19 on Nigeria’s economy, especially how the governmentresponded...
Day 1
Session 1
Introduction to Cost Engineering
Topics: Introduction and Context of course
Course ObjectivesBy the end of this course, participants will be able tounderstand:• Relate to the terms “Cost Engineering”, Cost Management and...
COST BENCHMARKING & REAL-TIME TRAINING WORKSHOP
BENCHMARKING?•The benchmarking process involves comparing firms’ performance on a set of measurable parameters of strategic importance against tha...
Current Cost Benchmark Model in the Petroleum Sector
Benchmarking -DefinitionBenchmarking vs Cost EstimationBenchmarking Models within the PCChallengesWay Forward/Conclusion...
CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO REVENUE MOBILISATION IN GHANA
1.0 INTRODUCTIONTaxation plays a critical role in financing development, as well as ensuring equitable access topublic goods and services. Taxation, a...
HIGH LEVEL CONVENING ON
ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS IN GHANA
AcknowledgementThis High-Level Convening report was supported by Ford Foundation, through TrustAfrica, UNDP, andOSIWA. We are grateful to all particip...
TECHNICAL ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP ON ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOW.
1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 Workshop ObjectiveThe ultimate objective of the technical roundtable was to validate the research report produced by ISODEC with f...
what developmental needs, problems, and solutions do Ghanaians priorities?
In 2000 the United Nations (UN) provided a global leadership in the adoption of eight international goals (Millennium Development Goals – MDGs) that...
GHANA'S OIL AND GAS SECTOR
With about 120 years of exploratoryactivities for hydrocarbons (since 1896),Ghana finally struck oil and gas incommercial quantities in 2007. Proceedi...
My World Survey Report - Ghana (Abridged Version)
The Post 2015 Priorities of GhanaDuring the MyWorld national survey in Ghana, 8,388 respondents were asked to select top six development prioritiestha...
Preliminary Analysis of Education Sector Expenditure Allocation for 13
KEY MESSAGESOverall, the education allocation increased from GHS 2,871,680,218 in 2012 to GHS 4,412,695,383 in 2013, an increase of 53.7% over 2012.do...
Preliminary Analysis of Health and Nutrition Sector Expenditure
Overall, Ghana's total health budget allocation ( Discretionary & Statutory) has increased from GHS 1,799434,809 in 2012 to GHS 3,529,444,056 in 2...
Macroeconomic Outlook for Women and Children in the 2013 Budget
KEY MESSAGESThe drastic decline in GDP growth from 14.4% in 2011 to 7.1% in 2012 points to the shrinking state of the economy which has ne...
ISODEC story on Girl-Child Education in Ghana
PrefaceAt the time when educational reforms started in Ghana, little thought was given to the roles national NGOs could play in the implementation of ...
Too hot to handle?
The absence of trade policy from PRSPs
Summary
Few development issues are as hotly debated as international trade. Economic growth through
trade has the potential to lift billions out of...
THE POLICY ROOTS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS AND POVERTY
In the mid-1990s, before the Seattle, Prague, Washington and otherdemonstrations in the North against the World Trade Organization (WTO), the WorldBan...
