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ACCRA Femme Puma Basket Heart Patent Sneakers Noir , Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's economy began to show signs of recovery with higher petroleum production and better industry performance as the economy recorded a 9-percent growth in the second quarter, compared with 1.1 percent in the same quarter of 2016, according to figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Wednesday.


The value of the estimates based on current price was 45.35 billion Ghana cedis or 10.30 billion U.S. dollars relative to 38.06 billion cedis for the same period last year.


Ghana's total economy at the end of December 2016 was valued at 42 billion dollars as it had started emerging from a crippling energy crisis and a downturn in petroleum production.


The GSS also revised the annual gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for 2016 to 3.7 percent from the 3.5-percent estimates released in April.


"During the second quarter (Q2) 2017 industry recorded the highest growth rate of 19.3 percent, followed by the services sector with 5.6 percent and the agriculture sector with 3.4 percent," Baah Wadieh Chaussures Femme Homme Puma Ignite Evoknit Low Noir , Acting Government Statistician, disclosed.


Wadieh explained that the quantum of growth in the economy over the first two quarters of the year were attributable to the work carried out to restore petroleum production on the Jubilee field as well as the coming on stream of the Twineboa-Enyinra-Ntomme (TEN) and the ENI(Sankofa-Gye Nyame) fields, adding that efforts at stabilizing power production and supply in the country were also paying off.


Per capita income in the cocoa, gold and oil exporting country in West Africa is estimated at 1,500 dollars.


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Head coach of China Marcello Lippi gestures during a training session on Thursday in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Photo: IC

Italian master-coach Marcello Lippi is facing one of his toughest assignments as he attempts what some fans think is impossible: putting underachievers China on the path to greatness.


Starting with Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Qatar, the silver-haired Lippi will set out to justify his hefty salary - a reported 20 million euros ($22 million) a year - as China's new boss and win over a skeptical public.


Lippi, 68 Chaussures Puma Ignite Limitless Homme Noir , won the World Cup with Italy and he is the only coach to lift both the European and Asian Champions League trophies, with Juventus and China's Guangzhou Evergrande.


But he faces an entirely different challenge as coach of China, whose dismal performances have seen them lambasted by their own long-suffering fans.


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Such is fans' disillusionment that one widely circulated comment on social media compared Lippi's arrival to a tycoon hiring "a Harvard graduate to tutor his retarded son."


The cigar-loving, medallion-sporting Lippi led Italy to the 2006 World Cup title, four years after China made their sole appearance at the tournament in 2002 puma creepers velvet bordeaux , when they failed to win a point or even score a goal.


But while Lippi had undoubted talent at his disposal at Italy, Juventus and even deep-pocketed Evergrande, he cannot buy in fresh players to revitalize China's squad.


Mental scars


He replaces Gao Hongbo, who resigned in October after two defeats in five days to war-torn Syria and Uzbekistan left the world's most populous nation bottom of Group A in World Cup qualifying, with just one point from four games.


With six games left and only the top two of six teams qualifying automatically for Russia 2018 puma creepers velvet pas cher , the odds are stacked against China. Defeat in Kunming to Qatar will reduce their already slim hopes to almost zero.


There are reasons for optimism, for next week at least. China beat fellow strugglers Qatar, the 2022 World Cup hosts, in the previous qualifying round in March.


And Kunming, in Southwest China's Yunnan Province puma fenty creepers noir , has an altitude of 1,900 meters above sea level. With China spending an 11-day training camp in the city, home advantage could be crucial.


"There is no guarantee of victory against -Qatar but we will do our best," Lippi said this week, according to sina. "I am looking for improvements from the players."


He has identified his first task as changing the players' mentality puma fenty creepers blanche , scarred by decades of failure which have left their mark on the team as well as Chinese fans.


"Our main goal at the moment is to help the players to become more confident and know exactly what they have to do," said Lippi.


China has spent big on coaches before, with limited success. Former Spain and Real Madrid coach Juan Antonio Camacho joined for a reported $8 million in 2011, but he was sacked in 2013 after a run of poor results.


In April, the Chinese FA unveiled a long-term plan to make the national team a world superpower by 2050. Lippi has an early part to play in changing the culture around the team.


Hoping for a 'miracle'


According to midfielder Huang Bowen puma fenty bow slide pas cher , Lippi's arrival has already had an impact, bringing self-belief to the Chinese camp.


"We have Lippi with us," Huang said. "This is what gives us the most confidence. He has stressed that we must have the desire to win and believe in ourselves and our teammates."


Huang is one of seven players in the squad from Guangzhou Evergrande, L.