Since the enactment of the 2006 Insurance Act, which promoted the development of local content requirements, the Ghanaian insurance industry has experienced a decade of rapid growth, and the proliferation of private companies and brokers.
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Articles & Analysis | Ghana's insurance sector targets double-digit penetration by 2021 from The Report: Ghana 2018
Articles & Analysis | Ghanaian bourse to benefit from wider economic recovery in 2018 from The Report: Ghana 2018
After a cyclical lapse lasting two years, Ghanaian capital markets showed promising signs of a steady recovery during the course of 2017. The first year of the government of President Nana Akufo-Addo has seen an improvement in key macroeconomic indicators and a return to strong growth, which along with the steady issuance of new government...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Kofi Yamoah, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE): Interview from The Report: Ghana 2018
What can be done to help further incentivise initial public offerings on the GSE in 2018?
Articles & Analysis | Equity market: Positive trading performances across the board despite some suspensions for listed firms from The Report: Ghana 2018
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) ended September 2017 with the market index at 2326.09, representing a year-to-date (YTD) change of 37.71%, compared to -11.03% in the same period of 2016. The GSE Financial Stocks Index, which tracks the performance of financial stocks, settled at 2043.5, representing a YTD change of 32.23%, as compared to -12.82...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Roger Adjovu, General Manager, Liberty Capital: Viewpoint from The Report: Ghana 2018
The One District, One Factory initiative is a key component of the current administration’s industrial transformation agenda. It is designed to set up at least one medium- to large-scale industrial enterprise in each of Ghana’s 216 districts. This programme will stimulate local economies by creating employment for the youth in rural and peri-...
Articles & Analysis | Debt market: Government focuses on increasing long-term debt securities to ensure greater bond market stability from The Report: Ghana 2018
After a smooth transition of power, the new government, in an effort to reduce income shocks that could affect future financing costs, restructured its debt profile by introducing 15-year domestic bonds to the market. A total of GHS207bn ($50bn) in securities were issued by the government of Ghana, the Ghana Cocoa Board, the Bank of Ghana and...