Faced with a significant deficit of affordable housing in urban centres, all eyes are on the nation’s housing projects and the authorities’ ability to deliver more than 1.6m housing units by 2019 in spite of the low oil price environment which has had a significant impact on government revenues and budgets. Nevertheless, the real estate sector offers multiple investment opportunities as the...
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Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Algeria 2016
Amid the constant change that has recently characterised North Africa, Algeria has charted a path of relative stability. This is largely due to vast oil and gas resources that have made it Africa’s fourth-largest economy.
Articles & Analysis | Strong long-term prospects for the Ghana construction sector from The Report: Ghana 2017
Over the past 20 years, Ghana has outperformed its neighbours in reducing poverty and ensuring political stability, which resulted in an influx of foreign direct investment. The real estate sector in particular saw rapid growth after the discovery of oil in 2007, as dozens of multinational companies and surveyors flooded the country, driving...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Amanda Jean-Baptiste, Partner, Real Estate, Actis: Interview from The Report: Ghana 2017
Articles & Analysis | Ghana's construction sector continues to be a major engine for growth from The Report: Ghana 2017
Ghana’s growing oil and gas sector, investments in infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and a growing housing deficit continue to place demand on the country’s construction sector. However, the rising prices of both electricity and building materials pose long- and short-term challenges. Despite setbacks, the construction sector has continued to...
Articles & Analysis | Ghana government looks to increase domestic production of cement and other special materials from The Report: Ghana 2017
Since most of Ghana’s building materials are imported to the country, the devaluation of the cedi has driven prices upward and had a profound effect on the cost of construction and availability of materials. In order to ease transactions for construction firms and boost broader economic growth, the government is working to further increase...