Ghana Country Profile
General Information Sources
- The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012.
- World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
- Ghana Integrity Initiative: Voice of the People 2011.
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2011.
- Revenue Watch Institute: 'New Oil Oversight Committee Begins Work in Ghana', 25 October 2011.
- Modern Ghana: 'Govt to rollout anti-corruption plans', 16 March 2011.
- Peace FM Online: 'Petroleum Revenue Management Bill Promises Greater Transparency And Accountability', 7 March 2011.
- Ghana Business News: 'National anti-corruption draft document to be in parliament', 1 March 2011.
- Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Ghana 2010.
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ghana 2010.
- Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
- The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Ghana 2010.
- BBC News: 'Ghana oil begins pumping for first time', 15 December 2010.
- Peace FM Online: 'Independent Body to Manage Oil Money', 8 February 2010.
- US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Ghana 2009.
- Global Integrity: Ghana Country Report 2009.
- Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2009.
- Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2009.
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2009.
- IPS News: 'Report Warns of 'Resource Curse' Ahead of Oil Boom', 25 may 2009.
- The Huffington Post: 'Ghana President Mills Under Pressure as Corruption Charges Surface', 20 March 2009.
- Afrique en ligne: 'Ghana Media Highlight President Mills' Anti-Corruption Measures', 28 February 2009.
- BBC News: 'Profile: Ghana President John Atta Mills', 3 January 2009.
- Afrobarometer: Summary of Results Ghana 2008.
- Afrobarometer: Briefing Paper No. 52 - 'Popular Opinions on Local Government in Ghana', August 2008.
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ghana 2008.
- Lexadin: The World Law Guide - Legislation Ghana 2008.
- Global Integrity: Ghana Country Report 2008.
- The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business in Ghana Report 2008.
- CMI: Business Climate Surveys: Experiences from Ghana, Mozambique, and South Africa, February 2008.
- BBC News: 'Ghana Election go to a Run-off', 10 December 2008.
- Telegraph: 'Ghana Says Goodbye to President John Kufuor a Good Man in Africa', 10 December 2008.
- New Statesman: 'Ghana Votes for a Share of the Oil', 4 December 2008.
- BBC News: 'Q&A: Ghana Elections', 4 December 2008.
- The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2007.
- CDD-Ghana: 'CDD Issues Statement on PAC Hearings', 6 November 2007.
- The Statesman: 'Parliament's Accounts Committee to Sit in Public', 24 September 2007.
- Global Integrity: Ghana Country Report 2006.
- U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: Corruption and Public Financial Management Systems in Ghana 2005.
- GTZ: Promoting the Business and Investment Climate: Promotion of the Private Sector - A Case Study from Ghana 2005.
- BBC News: Ghana Country Profile.
Corruption Levels Sources
Judicial System
Police
Licences, Infrastructure and Public Utilities
Land Administration
Tax Administration
Customs Administration
Public Procurement and Contracting
Environment, Natural Resources and Extractive Industry
- Revenue Watch Institute: Ghana 2012.
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ghana 2011.
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2011.
- Revenue Watch Institute: 'New Oil Oversight Committee Begins Work in Ghana', 25 October 2011
- Peace FM Online: 'Petroleum Revenue Management Bill Promises Greater Transparency And Accountability', 7 March 2011.
- Christian Science Monitor: 'As Ghana begins oil production, Ghanaians worry about 'oil curse'', 16 December 2010.
- BBC News: 'Ghana oil begins pumping for first time', 15 December 2010.
- Global Integrity: Ghana Country Report 2009.
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2009.
- IPS News: 'Report Warns of 'Resource Curse' Ahead of Oil Boom', 25 may 2009.
- Energy, Environment and Development Programme: 'Ghana-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement - What benefits?', 23 September 2008.
- Illegal-logging.org: 'Alternative livelihood for chainsaw operators', 29 August 2008.
- Myjoyonline.com: 'SCANCEM bribery scandal - former NDC minister admits taking money', 11 November 2007.
- Africa Resource Center: 'Norwegian Multinational 419er Scams Ghana Big Time', 19 August 2007.
- Transparency International: 'Transparency International Accepts Konadu's Challenge', 26 July 2007.
- World Wildlife Federation: Threats to Ghana's environment.
Public Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources
- Financial Action Task Force: FATF Public Statement - February 2012.
- Ghana Web: 'Money Laundering booms under Mills', 24 February 2012.
- Ghana Business News: 'Ghana’s Parliament to debate draft anti-corruption plan', 31 January 2012.
- Ghana Business News: 'Despite efforts at tackling money laundering, Ghana lags behind, attracts negative rating – Amissah-Arthur', 4 January 2012.
- World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
- Ghana Integrity Initiative: Voice of the People 2011.
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2011.
- Modern Ghana: 'Govt to rollout anti-corruption plans', 16 March 2011.
- Peace FM Online: 'Petroleum Revenue Management Bill Promises Greater Transparency And Accountability', 7 March 2011.
- Ghana Business News: 'National anti-corruption draft document to be in parliament', 1 March 2011.
- Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Ghana 2010.
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ghana 2010.
- The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Ghana 2010.
- Ghana Web: 'Ghana launches pocketsize whistleblower booklet', 1 June 2010.
- Peace FM Online: 'Independent Body to Manage Oil Money', 8 February 2010.
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2009.
- Global Integrity: Ghana Country Report 2009.
- Ghana Government Official Portal: 'Code of Conduct for Public Officers Launched', 10 December 2009.
- AllAfrica: 'Ghana: Joe Ghartey Supports Scrapping of SFO', 24 July 2009.
- AllAfrica: 'Ghana: Corruption is a Deep-Seated Social Problem', 19 March 2009.
- The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Ghana 2008.
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ghana 2008.
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ghana 2008.
- Ghana Broadcasting Corporation: 'OECD Praises Ghana's Procurement Policy', 29 August 2008.
- Ghana Business Index: 'Anti-Corruption Policy for Private Sector', 28 March 2008.
- Government of Ghana: 'Government Working On Private Sector Anti-Corruption Policy - Minister', 19 March 2008.
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ghana 2007.
- CDD-Ghana: 'CDD Issues Statement on PAC Hearings', 6 November 2007.
- The Statesman: 'Parliament's Accounts Committee to Sit in Public', 24 September 2007.
- Ghana Integrity Initiative: Alert, June 2007.
- Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
- OSEC-Business Network Switzerland: Ghana Public Procurement, November 2006.
- Doig, Watt & Williams: Measuring 'Success' in Five African Anti-Corruption Commissions 2005.
- Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2005.
- U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: Corruption and Public Financial Management Systems in Ghana.
- Baffour Agyeman-Duah: Curbing Corruption and Improving Economic Governance - The Case of Ghana.
Private Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources
