Donor Funding for Socio-Economic Research in Southern Countries
Providing macroeconomic advice to the Government of Ghana to consider options (revenue raising and expenditure cutting) for rapidly reducing the government deficit and the burden of domestic debt; to advise on the appropriate balance between monetary and fiscal policy; to assess the likely impact (especially on inflation and the exchange rate) of steep but needed increases in fuel prices, and recommended tactics for implementation; and to assess longer term needs. (2001)