Pipeline of IPO-ready businesses remains limited – PwC
…despite strong investor appetite
Kingsley Webora TANKEH
Despite renewed investor confidence in Ghana’s domestic capital market, PwC Ghana has warned that the country lacks a strong pipeline of businesses prepared to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) - potentially limiting the market’s ability to absorb growing pools of long-term capital.
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