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Ghana : Bringing Savers and Investors Together

After 10 years of successful adjustment, with real economic growth averaging 5 percent per year, Ghana's recorded savings and investment rates remain very low - even by sub-Saharan African standards. However, survey evidence suggests that actu...

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Main Authors:	Boehmer, Hans-Martin, Wetzel, Deborah, Gupta, Arvind
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	SAVINGS INVESTMENT HOUSEHOLDS ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC DEBT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS SAVINGS BEHAVIOR BANK DEPOSITS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS DEBT DEMAND DEPOSITS DEPOSITS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICY FORMAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT SECURITIES HIGH INFLATION HOUSING INCOME INFLATION INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE FIRMS INSURANCE INDUSTRY INTEREST RATES INVENTORIES INVESTMENT RATES LACK OF COMPETITION LEGISLATION LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIQUIDITY MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MERCHANT BANKS MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY NEW ENTRANTS OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS OPERATING EFFICIENCY PRICE STABILITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RURAL BANKS SAVINGS BEHAVIOR SAVINGS RATES SECURITIES SOCIAL SECURITY STATE OWNERSHIP STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES VENTURE CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1995/04/1615062/ghana-bringing-savers-investors-together http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9997