Ato Forson: 950,000 Ghanaians lifted out of multidimensional poverty
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has disclosed that about 950,000 Ghanaians moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2024 and ...
Tag: Poverty
Six North East districts poorest in Ghana despite national poverty decline – GSS
Six districts in Ghana’s North East Region have emerged as the poorest in the country, according to the latest district-level ...
AfCFTA could lift 40m Africans from extreme poverty – World Bank
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to raise real incomes by 7–9% and lift 40 million ...
Ghana risks long-term economic decline if northern poverty persists – Nii Moi Thompson
The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Nii Moi Thompson, has warned that Ghana risks long-term economic decline ...
Can you farm your way out of poverty in Ghana?
Agriculture is often sold to young Ghanaians as the answer to unemployment. “Go into farming,” or “There’s money in agriculture.” ...
The least safe among us: How vulnerable groups bear the brunt of poverty in Ghana
While national statistics often paint a picture of broad economic trends, the lived reality of poverty in Ghana is a ...
Work doesn’t always mean well-being: How sector of employment shapes poverty in Ghana
Even as Ghana’s overall poverty numbers show modest improvement — with the national multidimensional poverty rate falling from 24.9 per ...
Ghana’s struggle with poor living conditions despite poverty decline
Ghana has made impressive gains in reducing poverty over the past three decades. But beneath the progress lies a troubling ...
Ghana’s growing inequality – a nation split between haves and have-nots
Ghana is reducing poverty, but not for everyone. By the third quarter of 2025, the country’s multidimensional poverty rate had ...
Poverty in two speeds: North East, Savannah above 50% as Accra stays below 20%
North East and Savannah Regions recorded Ghana’s highest levels of multidimensional poverty in Q3 2025, with incidence rates above 50%, ...
Ghana’s multidimensional poverty falls to 21.9% in 2025
Ghana’s multidimensional poverty rate declined steadily in 2025, with nearly one million people exiting poverty within a year, according to ...
World Vision Ghana, MobileMoney LTD partner to fight rural poverty
World Vision Ghana has partnered with MobileMoney LTD to expand financial inclusion and improve livelihoods in rural communities, as part ...
Half of Northern Ghana still trapped in poverty – World Bank
A new World Bank report shows that poverty rates exceed 50 percent in Ghana’s Upper East, Upper West, and Northern ...
Employment, insurance coverage main drivers of multidimensional poverty in Ghana – GSS
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has identified employment and insurance coverage as the main factors that contribute to multidimensional poverty ...
High inflation pushed 850,000 Ghanaians into poverty in 2022 – World Bank report
A report released by the World Bank has revealed that high inflation rates in 2022 pushed an overwhelming 850,000 Ghanaians ...
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