This report was prepared by Kwabena Gyan Kwakye(Economist and Task Team Leader), Paul AndresCorral Rodas (Senior Economist), David Elmaleh(Senior Economist) and Ashwini Rekha Sebastian (SeniorAgriculture Economist). It benefitted from inputs from SamuelKofi Tetteh (Consultant), Tharcisse Guedegbe (Consultant),Carlos Leonardo Vincente (Senior Financial Sector Economist),Anna Twum (Young Professional, EAWM2) and Theo BraimahAwanzam (Consultant). Kennedy Fosu (External AffairsOfficer) provided guidance on public outreach. Abebe Adugna(Regional Director for Africa West and Central), Pierre Laporte(Country Director for Ghana), Sandeep Mahajan (PracticeManager, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment Global Practice), Johan A. Mistiaen (Practice Manager, Poverty GP),