Ghana’s First Hedge Fund
Tikowrie Capital Ltd., a Ghanaian money manager started by a former regulator, plans to establish
the West African country’s first hedge fund....
Ghana considers US dollar bond
Ghana, rated B1 by Moody's, B by Standard & Poor's and B by Fitch, is eyeing an international dollar bond according to two sources. Officials from Ghana met with fixed-income investors in London in early April during a non-deal roadshow organised by Standard Chartered, sources told IFR at the time.
Is Private Equity the Easy Way to the Sub-Sahara?
Gaining diversified access to the African growth story can be difficult when local capital markets are limited and illiquid. Private equity should help fill the gaps.
Back to the "Bottom of the Barrel"? Will East Africa's new oil and gas producers get it right? | Oxfam America The Politics of Poverty Blog
Oxfam America and the Brookings Institution will host "East Africa's Oil and Gas Boom - Promise and Peril," on Thursday, Feb. 20, in Washington, DC....
Ghana's Agriculture Gets Financial Boost From USAID
USAID-FinGAP falls under the United States' Partnership for Growth (PFG) and Joint Country Action Plan with the Government of Ghana....
US$22m boost for agribusiness
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Infrastructure fund to accrue GHC745m annually
Ghana's infrastructure fund is expected to generate some GH[?]745 annually, Ato Forson, a deputy finance minister has said....
Gov't sets up new body to finance infrastructure projects | Business News 2013-11-20
The government has announced the setting up of a new body, the Ghana Infrastructure Fund (GIF), to help finance critical infrastructure projects needed to accelerate economic growth and development. ...
Private equity firm Abraaj to acquire West Africa's Fan Milk| Reuters
ACCRA (Reuters) - Dubai private equity group Abraaj said on Wednesday it will acquire African dairy firm Fan Milk International, tapping into fast rising consumer spending in six west African countrie...
Actis $1.5 Billion Africa Property Plan to Tap Middle Class - Bloomberg
Actis LLP, a private-equity company, will lead investment of as much as $1.5 billion in African commercial property to meet rising demand from international companies targeting a growing middle class....