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Ghana's Economic Reforms and Structural Adjustment (1983–2000)

Ghana's Economic Reforms and Structural Adjustment (1983–2000)

  1. Foreign exchange auction introduced (two-tier system)

    Labels: Foreign Exchange
  2. IMF Extended Fund Facility approved

    Labels: IMF, Extended Fund
  3. Financial Sector Adjustment Program (FINSAP) begins

    Labels: FINSAP, World Bank
  4. SOE divestiture programme launched under ERP

    Labels: SOE Divestiture, ERP
  5. Ghana Stock Exchange incorporated

    Labels: Ghana Stock, GSE
  6. Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust established

    Labels: NPART, Non-Performing Assets
  7. Ghana Stock Exchange opened

    Labels: Ghana Stock, GSE
  8. Divestiture Implementation Committee established by law

    Labels: Divestiture Implementation, Divestiture Law
  9. National Institutional Renewal Programme (NIRP) launched

    Labels: NIRP, Public Service
  10. Value Added Tax introduced, then rapidly withdrawn

    Labels: VAT, Tax Protest
  11. Public Financial Management Reform Programme launched

    Labels: PUFMARP, Public Financial
  12. NPART wound up after statutory life

    Labels: NPART, Asset Recovery
  13. VAT law adopted for re-introduction

    Labels: VAT Law, Parliament
  14. IMF policy framework sets 1999–2001 reform priorities

    Labels: IMF, Policy Framework
  15. ERP-era reform cycle culminates before political transition

    Labels: ERP Culmination, Political Transition