What opportunities do Ghanaian retail companies have for expansion in the region?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Ramesh Sadhwani, Joint Managing Director, Melcom Group: Interview from The Report: Ghana 2020
Articles & Analysis | Growing consumer confidence and the rise of e-commerce presents opportunities for retailers to expand in Ghana from The Report: Ghana 2020
Rising living standards, falling unemployment rates and lower inflation point to a turnaround in consumer demand in Ghana in the years ahead. After a slowdown in the uptake of retail space, renewed consumer confidence and increasing purchasing power could provide renewed impetus for the sector’s growth.
Articles & Analysis | Online shopping set to expand in emerging markets around the world from The Report: Ghana 2020
While e-commerce has become well established in more developed markets, the segment has been slower to take off in emerging economies. Online purchasing has been held down in these markets by financing, purchasing and logistics challenges. Nevertheless, online sales are growing rapidly in many developing countries in spite of these obstacles....
Articles & Analysis | Government-run initiative partners small-scale manufacturers in Ghana with private sector investors from The Report: Ghana 2020
The One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative was launched in 2017 as part of the government’s 10-Point Industrial Transformation Agenda released in the same year. Aimed at developing local industry through small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the strategy hopes to establish a factory in 110 of Ghana’s 275 districts. By developing...
Articles & Analysis | Support for small and medium-sized enterprises increasingly recognised as key to sustainable growth globally from The Report: Ghana 2020
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the engines of global economic growth and employment, accounting for an average of 33% of GDP and 45% of the workforce in high-income countries, and over 60% of GDP and 70% of employment in developing economies. In the case of the latter, the rise in the number of has been crucial to economic...
Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Ghana 2020
Ghana’s industrial sector has emerged as a significant driver of growth in recent years as the country leverages its abundant natural resources to diversify the economy and attract investment....