Ghana: Technical Assistance Report-Governance Diagnostic Assessment
Technical Assistance Reports, November 3, 2025
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- Published: November 3, 2025
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229029506.019
Overview
- The Ghana Governance Diagnostic (GD) Report has been prepared by IMF staff at the request of the Ghanian authorities.
- Informed by political economy analysis, the GD discusses the nature and severity of corruption and provides a comprehensive analysis of governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities affecting key state functions.
- The GD report proposes a set of prioritized, time-bound reform measures aimed at strengthening economic governance, rule of law and reducing corruption vulnerabilities.
- The authorities have committed to strengthening governance and reducing corruption, providing a critical opportunity to address the long-standing vulnerabilities.
Key state functions analyzed
- Fiscal governance (public financial management and revenue administration)
- Financial sector oversight
- Rule of law
- Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)
Main findings (as described)
- The GD assesses the nature and severity of corruption in Ghana through political economy analysis.
- It provides a comprehensive analysis of governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities across the listed key state functions.
- Long-standing vulnerabilities exist that the authorities have committed to address.
Reform proposals and recommendations
- The GD proposes a set of prioritized, time-bound reform measures aimed at:
- Strengthening economic governance
- Strengthening rule of law
- Reducing corruption vulnerabilities
Publication and metadata (exact values preserved)
- Publication title: Ghana: Technical Assistance Report-Governance Diagnostic Assessment
- Publication date: November 3, 2025
- Pages: 112
- Volume: 2025
- Issue: 091
- Series: Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/091
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229029506.019
- Stock No: TAREA2025091
- ISBN: 9798229029506
- ISSN: 3005-4575
- Subject keywords: Administration in revenue administration, Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Corruption, Crime, Revenue administration
- Additional keywords: Administration in revenue administration, anti-corruption, Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), corruption, Ghana, governance, governance arrangement, Governance Diagnostic, governance weakness, GRA governance, high court, mission team, Public Procurement Authority
International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept., International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept., and International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department "Ghana: Technical Assistance Report-Governance Diagnostic Assessment", Technical Assistance Reports 2025, 091 (2025).
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