Talk:Economy of Ghana

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Please note that the link associated with "VALCO" is incorrect. Valco in this context should refer to the Volta Aluminium Company, a joint venture between the Ghanaian government and Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company, formed to construct and operate the aluminum smelter in Tema. I lived in Accra and Tema between 1966 and 1968 while my father, Arthur M. Warren was the Senior Project Engineer for KACC. Davidw3012 (talk) 16:09, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ghana's GDP

The CIA World Factbook 2008 puts Ghana's GDP at roughly half what it was in 2006 - e.g Ghana's 2007 per capita (est.) is '1,400$', down from '2,800$' in 2006.

What happened, and why is there no information about this, anywhere? Something "ENORMOUS" has happened, and yet nothing is written. Is a loss in GDP of this magnitude not indicative of a catastrophe? Ghana's GDP is lower today than it was in the 1990s; and all this within the span of a year. Yet not a word (not a single word, anywhere) from anybody dealing with Ghanaian economics or affairs.

... Either the CIA world factbook is completely and utterly 'wrong', or something devestating has happened to Ghana. Does anybody have information?

--70.68.179.142 (talk) 22:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC)