Thursday, June 28, 2012

Ghana economy booming - grows 8.7 percent in first quarter

(Reuters) - The economy of Ghana grew 8.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012 while a sharp rise in producer prices underlined persistent inflationary pressures, the West African country's national statistics office said on Wednesday.

While the growth was slower than the 14.4 percent rate registered for 2011 - the first full year of commercial oil production - it was slightly ahead of analyst forecasts of around eight percent growth for this year.

The Ghana Statistical

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