US$1.5bn World Bank funds held up World | Ghana Zimbabwe says public account stood at $217 last week

About 13 out of 26 World Bank-funded projects in Ghana that were supposed to have been completed within three to five years have run far beyond their completion dates (see middle page insert), with some running for as long as eight to nine years, the BVisit Myjoyonline.com for latest news, breaking news, audio and feature stories in Ghana Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said that the country only had $217 (£138) left in its public account last week after paying civil servants. Read Full Story