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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to David Morley, Partner and Head of Real Estate, Actis from The Report: Ghana 2014
Articles & Analysis | Access to credit and land administration reform can help the sector mature and consolidate the country’s wider growth story from The Report: Ghana 2014
For many years the real estate market was an often-overlooked component of Ghana’s economy, failing to be as eye-catching to domestic and overseas investors as the better-known success stories in commodities, energy and agriculture. This is beginning to change, however, as capital generated by Ghana’s energy-led aggressive growth from 2010 onwards has both helped attract...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to David Adjaye, Principal, David Adjaye Associates from The Report: Ghana 2014
Articles & Analysis | Improving access to finance and reducing building material costs remain priorities from The Report: Ghana 2014
Infrastructure development in Ghana has seen a healthy progression over the past decade, mainly as a result of the Jubilee oil field discovery in 2007. Following Tullow Oil’s initial operations in 2010 demand for construction surged in 2011-12 as the government commenced various large-scale infrastructure projects. There was a particular focus on transport, housing and...
Articles & Analysis | Cementing its position in the market from The Report: Ghana 2014
As demand for utilities, housing and overall infrastructure in Ghana rises, new government projects and private developments require an ever-increasing supply of building materials, particularly cement. Local players are expanding production capacity while two new plants are set to begin operations in late 2014 and early 2015. Although challenges remain apparent, such as...
Continuing the shift away from state dominance in infrastructure development that began with the power privatisation initiative, a drive to boost the private sector role in several of Nigeria’s big-ticket transport projects looks set to open doors for investors.