World Bank approves $535 million loan package for Ghana
ACCRA, June 30 (Reuters) – The World Bank approved a $535 million package for Ghana on Tuesday aimed at helping stabilise the economy knocked by the global financial crisis, the bank said in a statement released in Accra.
The amount includes $300 million in budget support for the West African country, which is widely seen as one of the best examples of economic reform and democracy in the region. A further $225 would go towards improving the transport sector, said the statement.