Ghana

In spite of its role as one of Africa’s fastest growing economies, Ghana has yet to fully transition its agriculture and resource commodities base into a vibrant and diversified industrial sector. More than 80% of exports are presently made up of gold, oil and cocoa in raw form, pointing to both an opportunity and a need to undertake more processing domestically....

Long dominated by traditional and largely informal markets, Ghana’s retail landscape is undergoing significant change. As with many African frontier markets, formal retailing is beginning to capture a greater share of spend as an expanding middle class increases consumption and becomes more demanding in terms of convenience and variety. The Ghanaian market, according to...

Facing saturation and elusive growth prospects in more established markets, multinational fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are turning their attention to sub-Saharan Africa, a growing region that, with some exceptions, has been undersupplied when it comes to branded, mass-produced consumer products. A 2012 report by the global consultancy McKinsey Africa...

Mirroring the trend throughout Africa, Ghana’s telecommunications industry is mostly driven by activity in the mobile segment. But the business also has a high level of competition that benefits from a liberalised market regime and a robust regulatory framework. The sector is crowded, with six operators in the lower to-middle-income country of 25m people, but this has...