The US Government\u2019s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors has declared Ghana eligible to submit a proposal for a second compact.
\nGhana is currently implementing a five-year, $547 million compact due for completion by February 2012.
\nThis was contained in a release issued by the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America in Accra.
\nIt said the Board noted that second compacts were contingent on successful completion of first compacts, continued good policy performance, development of proposals that had significant potential to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, and availability of funding.
\n\u201cQualifying for a subsequent compact is harder than qualifying for a country’s first compact, \u201cthe release said.
\n\u201cThis was the first MCC Board Meeting since President Barack Obama announced the US Global Development Policy in September,\u201d said MCC Chief Executive Officer Daniel W. Yohannes.
\n\u201cMCC\u2019s approach to development, which focuses on economic growth, country ownership, sustainability, and accountability, directly aligns with the President Obama\u2019s strategy.\u201d
\n\u201cMCC\u2019s strategic priorities include an emphasis on results, private sector engagement, gender integration, and effective policy reform.”
\nThe release said the Board also agreed that Cape Verde, Indonesia, and Zambia were eligible to continue the process of developing compacts in Fiscal Year 2011.
\nIn addition to approving Malawi\u2019s eligibility for FY2011 funding, the Board approved a $350.7 million compact with Malawi.
\n\u201cGeorgia is also eligible to develop a second compact proposal,\u201d the release added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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