The websites listed below provide useful facts on Ghana as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Ghana:

• International Finance Corporation: West Africa SME Toolkit (in French)
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Ghana Country Profile
• World Bank: Ghana Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2011.
• Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Ghana 2010.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ghana 2010.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Ghana 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Ghana 2009.
• Global Integrity: Ghana Country Report 2009.

UNCAC Status: Signed 9 December 2004. Ratified 27 June 2007.

Status on UNCAC Implementation
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption: Signed 31 October 2003. Ratified 13 June 2007.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.

Transparency CPI: 2011: 69/182 (Score: 3.9)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: +0.09

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2009.

OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2011: 6

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publicationdate: April 2011

Data verified by: Global Advice Network