TY - BOOK ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - Ghana: 2013 Article IV consultation T2 - IMF country report SN - 9781484329436 AV - HC59.15.I15 No. 13/187eb U1 - 338.9667 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - International Monetary Fund KW - Ghana KW - fast KW - Economic development KW - Fiscal policy KW - Monetary policy KW - Economic indicators KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed June 27, 2013); "June 2013."; "May 29, 2013"--Page 2 of pdf; Includes bibliographical references N2 - This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic growth in Ghana continued at a robust pace of 8 percent in 2012 amid rising fiscal and external imbalances. Fiscal pressures came to the fore in a mounting public sector wage bill and costly energy subsidies that pushed the deficit close to 12 percent of GDP. The growth momentum continues into 2013, with increased oil production projected to keep overall GDP growth close to 8 percent. Non-oil growth is likely to decelerate, however, as a result of energy disruptions and high real interest rates UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1256395 ER -