Market participants are optimistic that the bond market will open up to more trade, following a successful settlement of the new bonds and the valuation complications being dealt with. Furthermore, the oversubscription of Treasury bills and the expected decline in yields have boosted sentiments, which is expected to positively impact...
In order to create a much deeper, more liquid corporate bond market in Ghana, State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), particularly those under the control of the Ministry of Finance and the Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), must as a matter of urgency, initiate measures to begin listing debt and equity...
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...
…as GSE joins African Stock Exchange coalition The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has formally joined the African Exchange Linkage Project (AELP), alongside over 30 other African stock exchanges, opening up wider opportunities for domestic investments. The initiative seeks to deepen liquidity, provide seamless investment opportunities and improve trading volumes across stock...
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...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Silverbird Group signed a partnership agreement on the side-lines of the Africa Investment Forum to build West Africa’s largest and most modern educational and film studio complex in Lagos, Nigeria. The partnership was signed by Helen Brume, Director, Project & Asset-Based Finance, Afreximbank and...