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Think it's probably wrong to say that they don't have anything -- they just have less on a GDP basis.


Anything discretionary that is. Ghana’s per capita PPP GDP is $1381 and falling. That’s a bit over $100/mo


Ghana doesn't have a food and water problem. I'm not saying it doesn't exist here but then our real problems are undereducation and moving value around(because lots of people are unbanked)... people will pay for your product here like they would anywhere else, provided it solves their problem. I think that the reason why people outside the country invest here is because 1. there's a low risk and 2. your next customer could be someone who had his problem solved as a result of your investment. A typical example would be Zuckerberg investing in beaming internet across rural areas, cos in the end a lot of the new internet users will sign up for Facebook...


A number of sites put the nominal GDP at $1000 and change and PPP GDP at around $4000. Not sure who to believe, the World Bank, the IMF or the CIA.




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