In a move geared toward increasing activity on the local stock market, particularly among Ghanaians in the diaspora, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has partnered with Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) to see the former gain improved access to a wider pool of offshore capital.
Despite the downturn in economic...
Market watcher, Databank, has advised that investors position their portfolios in short-to-medium securities with high coupon rates ahead of any unexpected price rally.
“For secondary market trades, we recommend an opportunistic buy in low to mid-duration T-bonds (short-to-medium residual maturities with high coupon rates) to position portfolios ahead of the...
Have you heard about investing in a hotel apartment? What is a hotel apartment? Or better, Cautious about investing in a hotel apartment? In this article we have put together reasons why we believe this subject deserves a second look.
Hotel apartments guarantee high return real estate ventures and should...
Code Management Group (CMG) has supported some businesses to undergo a four-month incubator programme for start-ups to pitch to investors for funds to grow their enterprises.
This was done in partnership with the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) as part of measures to bridge the start-up investment gap existing...
Businesses’ quest to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic are further undermined by rising cost of capital, taxes and utilities, the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has said.
Its president, Clement Osei-Amoako, said these factors coupled with high inflation at 28 percent and a free-falling currency in the...
The alternative
Investing in precious metals usually takes the form of purchasing physical gold or silver, or investing in shares of individual mining companies - each approach with its own unique merits and risks.
Direct equity/debt investments in mineral resources companies are ubiquitous among investors; however, investing in royalty and streaming...
Offshore investors have further reduced their participation in the local equities market amid the global shift toward tighter monetary policy stances to contain inflationary pressures.
This has largely led to a strengthening of the U.S. dollar and rising long-term bond yields, inducing the widened sovereign bond spreads, capital flow reversals...
Ghana is missing out on a multi-billion-dollar private equity funds sector - which is an alternative fund asset - due to conditions such as the legal regime.
Globally, alternative fund assets are forecasted to exceed 60 per cent compound growth between 2017 and 2023 to US$14trillion. However, the decision as...
Ghana has been ranked the most attractive market for trade and investment out of the 16 West African counties, according to the Fitch Solutions Operational Risk Index.
With a Trade and Investment Risk score of 50.9 out of 100, Ghana outperforms the West Africa average of 36.4 and ranks at...
Corporate issuers on the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) have increased issuances by raising about GH¢2.9billion as of end April 2022 in fresh capital compared to the same period last year, data from the Ghana Stock Exchange have shown.
Per the available data - out of the eight issuers on...