Ghana place first out of 16 West Africa countries in Fitch Solutions Operational Risk Index rating. According to the research by Fitch, Ghana scored 50.9 out of 100 in trade and investment. Ghana outperformed the West Africa average of 36.4 and ranks in a competitive 2nd position regionally, and in 88th place out of 201 markets globally. The reports also noted that with a Crime and Security Risk score of 51 out of 100, Ghana outperformed the West Africa average of 33.3 and ranks in 1st place regionally and in 90th place out of 201 markets globally. Read the full report below: Lower Public Investment To Slow Down Ghana Construction Industry Growth Key View • We forecast Ghana’s construction industry to grow by 4.1% y-o-y in 2022, a slowdown compared to the estimated growth of 5.7% y-o-y in 2021. Ghana’s infrastructure construction industry is unlikely to benefit from higher oil and gold prices, as we expect that increased public revenues will be channelled towards debt servicing a...