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With a sizable group of actors Ghana has an impressively developed financial infrastructure. However, capacity tends to be fragmented as a result, and broader integration of the population into formal financial markets is slow. This is largely due to the opaque nature of credit and high interest rates.

The successful launch of the world’s largest-ever, dollar-denominated Islamic bond is a notable milestone in the rise of Qatar’s sharia-compliant finance industry. An ambitious infrastructure investment programme and growing per capita wealth are supporting the growth of Islamic financial services, as the authorities look to continue regulatory reform.
En s’efforçant d’accroître l’activité à la Bourse de Casablanca (CSE), le Maroc cherche à améliorer la liquidité du marché national et à établir Casablanca en tant que centre financier pour l’Afrique du nord et de l’ouest. Bien que la croissance ait ralenti à cause de l’instabilité en Europe et ailleurs, la performance de la CSE est meilleure que celle des autres Bourses de la région, et de nouvelles entreprises envisagent une introduction en bourse (IPO).

Chapter | Insurance from The Report: Ghana 2012

While the insurance penetration rate in Ghana stands at just 2-3%, authorities are currently in the process of putting into place the institutions necessary to increase awareness of insurance policies and capitalise the market. The sector is made up of 41 insurers, 23 non-life and 18 life. The non-life segment is driven primarily by motor insurance, which is the main source of profit for the...

Chapter | Banking from The Report: Ghana 2012

Ghana has a relatively active banking sector, with 27 universal banks, 135 rural banks and 49 non-bank financial institutions, including leasing firms, mortgage providers, and savings and loan institutions. The contribution of the banking and insurance sectors to GDP has risen steadily in recent years, from 2.7% of GDP in 2006 to 5.2% in 2010. Deposits have also been on the rise, increasing from...
The government is looking to tap the bond market to make up its budgetary shortfall for this year and launch more debt offers to fund its ambitious infrastructure programme. Pricing could be an issue, however, with concerns that uncertainty over the European financial crisis could cause ripples in Asian economies and push up borrowing costs.

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