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The Economy of Ghana Network

  • Project Name:
    The Economy of Ghana Network
    Institution :
    The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)
    • Core Competence:
      Economic Policy Analysis and Management
    Project Region :
    West & Central Africa
    Country :
    Ghana
    Status :
    Active
    Phase :
    1
    Grant Number :
    130
    Grant Amount (USD):
    300 000
    Commitment Date:
    2004
    Closing Date:
    2008
    Phase :
    2
    Grant Number:
    255
    Grant Amount (USD):
    500 000
    Commitment Date:
    2011
    Closing Date:
    2015
    Introduction:

    The Economy of Ghana Network (EGN) was aimed at strengthening economic research and establishing effective interface between specialists researching on the economy of Ghana and policy makers. Thus EGN was a tool for and base for generating, scanning, sharing and promoting effective utilization of knowledge for managing development in Ghana.

    Project Description:

    The overall goal of the project is to consolidate the gains made towards the intended transformation of the Economy of Ghana Network (EGN) into a full-fledged Country Level Knowledge Network (CLK-NET) that would serve as a community of purpose for fostering stakeholder participation and collectively generating, scanning, sharing and promoting the effective utilization of information and knowledge in the development management process in Ghana.

     
Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.
H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.
Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.
Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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