Black star with a dose of the blues

Headline: Black star with a dose of the bluesSource: EuromoneyDate: November 2000Author: Chris Cockerill Not for the first time Ghana, called by independence leader Kwame Nkrumah the Black Star of Africa, has sought to build on prosperity to create a regional leadership position. As before, such hopes have crumbled as commodity prices have fallen, the […]

Headline: Black star with a dose of the blues
Source: Euromoney
Date: November 2000
Author: Chris Cockerill

Not for the first time Ghana, called by independence leader Kwame Nkrumah the Black Star of Africa, has sought to build on prosperity to create a regional leadership position. As before, such hopes have crumbled as commodity prices have fallen, the local currency has depreciated and import dependency has persisted. Chris Cockerill reports

       
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