Is Ghana getting it right? Local content and value addition strategy is one of the methods resource-rich countries are adopting to increase the benefits from resource extraction to their economies, beyond securing optimal rents (royalties,…
This working paper seeks to discuss key issues relating to the structuring of public-private partnerships to benefit communities in mining areas in Ghana, the...
With the need for long-term planning and restructuring of the Ghanaian economy now clearer than ever, the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and Ghana’s...
For more than a century, Ghana, a mineral-rich country, has been engaged in the production of solid minerals for export. The country is the...
This working paper, Improving Governance of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Sector in Ghana seeks to discuss key issues relating to regulating access to minerals...
Employment outcomes are among the most important variables used by economists to link the size and structure of economic growth to the welfare of...
From August 26th-30th, ACET, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, hosted a two-day meeting and gold mine visit as part of their global initiative...
The premise of the 2013 African Transformation Report, coming in October, is that economic growth alone will not sustain development on the continent. As...
Written by: Eugenie Maiga In many African countries, people who attend and graduate school hope to end up in white-collar jobs. The perception is...
Africa Progress Panel (APP) meetings were organized to help inform the 2013 Africa Progress Panel Report which focuses on the theme “Equity in Extractives:...
ACET is collaborating with The Rockefeller Foundation’s Informal City Dialogues, which will explore the role of informal cities in several capitals around the world,...
At a JICA-ACET Industrial Policy Dialogue, experts urge African leaders to look to East Asia for inspiration and lessons of “what works”. Successful East...
Evaluating the Impacts of AGOA and its Apparel Provisions on African Firms This paper, by Dr. Francis Mulangu, evaluates the impacts of the African...
Evaluating the Impacts of AGOA and its Apparel Provisions on African Firms This paper, by Dr. Francis Mulangu, evaluates the impacts of the African...
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Korea speaks at ACET On Wednesday, 25th January, Prof. Okyu Kwon, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of...
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) partnered to bring leading economists, policymakers, and business leaders...