Although developing countries attracted a record share of global foreign direct investment in 2020, finance for infrastructure and productive sectors fell significantly, weakening their COVID-19 recovery prospects.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing economies have shown relative resilience to the COVID-19 crisis, falling by just 12% in 2020 compared...
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) seeks co-investment partners in its bid to invest in the entire minerals value chain of Ghana. MIIF is ready to co-invest and create a de-risking mechanism for investors says Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng, Chief Executive Officer of the Fund.
The Fund has been described...
Emerging markets see increasing share of global agri-tech deals despite investment slump
Improved supply chains enable smallholder farmers to increase market reach
Artificial intelligence and digital solutions help farmers optimise resource use
Financial support and digital networks essential to building climate resilience
Even as global funding levels drop, agri-tech...
The Ghana Stock Exchange saw a decline of trading activities in the first quarter of the year, mainly induced by the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic - pushing investors to flee to safer havens like gold, the Japanese Yen and US dollar, a Bank of Ghana report has...
Investors seeking to preserve the value of their funds amid weaker confidence, eroded reserves and elevated cedi vulnerabilities should consider taking positions in commodity-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as a hedging strategy, research arm of GCB Capital, has said in its quarterly strategy outlook for 2023.
The report recommends that investors...
Why are stock-market valuations soaring when the real economy remains so fragile? One factor has become increasingly clear: The crisis has disproportionately affected small businesses and low-income service workers.
They are essential for the real economy, but not so much for equity markets. True, there are other explanations for today’s...
The Head of Client Experience at Stanbic Investment Management Services (SIMS), Miriam Maku Amissah, has advised Ghanaians to rethink their attitude and mindset towards investment. Speaking at the launch of the Financial Literacy Month at the Chartered Institute of Bankers, she advised Ghanaians to remain calm in the face of uncertainties and...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, has passionately appealed to the Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana, Imane Quaadil, to facilitate an arrangement to expose the vast investment opportunities in Yendi to the business community of Morocco.
The MP said: “Yendi is a commercial hub endowed with...
The equities market of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is on the ascendancy as its Composite Index (GSE-CI) surged past the 2.500-point mark, accelerating to a 6-month high of 2,518.06 points at the end of the first trading session for the third week in March.
This sustains a rise which...
Welcome to another week of financial learning. I believe we are all well and staying safe under these "abnormal" COVID-19 times!
In today’s article, I will be looking at lifestyle and its impact on our personal financial goals and how we can readjust to be financially independent.
Many of us have...