Ghana

The domestic construction boom offers big rewards for steel producers. Residential and industrial developments are consuming supplies of steel products, from rebar and nails to wire netting and corrugated roofing. Despite the enormous potential, the same challenges confronting local industries across the board are also undermining local steel...

Given the country’s growing consumer population, limited product penetration and stable business environment within ECOWAS, the manufacturing sector in Ghana has impressive potential. However, in recent years, secondary activity has experienced some issues, and industry growth has not quite matched the spectacular expansion seen in other sectors....

Although retail activity in Ghana has been historically hampered by the lack of Grade-A retail space and limited purchasing power, a growing middle class and strong demand for top-tier retail options has sparked a number of developments offering new opportunities to international developers and retailers looking to tap into an eager consumer base....

In April 2013, newspaper headlines in Ghana fêted the distribution of 50,000 laptops by the government to teachers. The effort marked part of a push to make the internet and IT services more accessible to millions of Ghanaians. The country’s stable investment framework, combined with a strong education system, rising per capita income levels and...

Although the domestic market is relatively small, with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and an upwardly mobile population, Ghana is increasingly attractive for producers and retailers of consumer goods. Suddenly flush with cash, the ranks of Ghana’s high-income shoppers are growing and they are buying up imported products from $10,000...