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World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz, (l.) and Ghana's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Honourable Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, (r.) at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana. More Info: Photos | Slideshow | IDA @ Work: Ghana | IDA | Ghana | | ©World Bank/Philip Jesperson |
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Efforts to relocate the residents of Nima and improve the area had proved futile, but with Bank assistance, rainstorm drainage, roads, water and electricity upgrades have been provided.
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Nima started as a small unplanned settlement in the heart of Accra for migrants from all the various regions of Ghana (and also from Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso). Today Nima is a bustling urban enclave whose inhabitants are noted for being highly industrious.
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BusyInternet is the biggest internet café in Africa, with a sitting capacity of more than 100 people at a time. It has gained a reputation, locally and internationally, as a champion of innovation in ICT enabled services, including call center services. Over the past two years, BusyInternet has been implementing an incubator service sponsored by the Bank’s InfoDev.
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For years, Ghana was the world’s largest producer of cocoa until it was overtaken by other countries about a decade ago. Today, it is the second largest producer, with higher priced premium quality cocoa beans than any other country in the world.
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Barry Callebaut is one of the world’s leading manufactures of high quality chocolate and other confectionary, with sales of about US$3 billion. The company’s long term expansion program fits very well with Ghana’s efforts to add value to a sizeable proportion of its primary export product, cocoa, and using up to 40% of its cocoa locally.
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Tema is one of the biggest ports in Africa and plays a significant role in Ghana’s growth agenda. It has seen major improvements since the mid nineties, with support from the Bank, which have resulted in a significant increase of traffic throughput.
Photo:© Jonathan Ernst / World Bank | |  | GHANA [HIGH-RES]With Cote D’Ivoire currently in a difficult situation, Tema has become the main port for landlocked countries like Burkina Faso and Niger. Efforts are underway to expand port services and make them more competitive.
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