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Japanese funding for road upgrade in Ghana

A funding package from Japan will help pay for road upgrade work in Ghana. The US$57 million finance package will be used to pay for works in Ghana’s Ashanti Region and in the Central Region. In the Ashanti Region work will be carried out on the Bekwai-Anhwia Nkwanta-Kumasi road links, boosting connectivity for the country’s copper mining sector. Meanwhile in the Central Region, work will be carried out on the N8 route from Yamoransa to Assin Praso, helping to develop the local economy.
December 19, 2018 Read time: 1 min

A funding package from Japan will help pay for road upgrade work in Ghana. The US$57 million finance package will be used to pay for works in Ghana’s Ashanti Region and in the Central Region. In the Ashanti Region work will be carried out on the Bekwai-Anhwia Nkwanta-Kumasi road links, boosting connectivity for the country’s copper mining sector. Meanwhile in the Central Region, work will be carried out on the N8 route from Yamoransa to Assin Praso, helping to develop the local economy.

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