Also known as: BII · British International Investment (UK)
British development finance institution that has invested approximately £140 million in Ghana, participating in the UK-Ghana Growth Partnership.
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Business & Financial Times
… The First-Loss Mechanism: Already Working in Ghana In April 2026, Axis Pension Trust committed $5 million to Growth Investment Partners (GIP) — a vehicle anchored by British International Investment’s initial $49.5 million. …
Making the $100 billion possible: A call to action on Ghana’s capital mobilisation imperativeAccra hosted the GEF Global Business Forum, convening business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and diplomats to advance trade, investment and cross-border partnerships. The forum connected businesses with investors and markets, and generated commitments including sponsored participation for entrepreneurs at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 in Cairo.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Accra hosted the GEF Global Business Forum, convening business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and diplomats to advance trade, investment and cross-border partnerships. The forum connected businesses with investors and markets, and generated commitments including sponsored participation for entrepreneurs at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 in Cairo.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Sir Sam Jonah has called on African governments and businesses to dismantle barriers to trade and focus on implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area, arguing that entrepreneurs and enterprises—not government employment alone—can drive economic transformation and job creation across the continent.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's small and medium-sized enterprises face a US$4.8 billion annual financing gap, despite progress in digital payments and fintech. The Bank of Ghana has published a Draft Open Banking Directive to help address the credit challenge by enabling secure financial information sharing between businesses and lenders.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Following President Mahama's visit to London, the UK and Ghana launched a Growth Partnership aimed at delivering jobs, investment, and growth through diaspora engagement, business summits, and expanded trade. Trade between the countries has reached around £1.6 billion, with British International Investment having invested approximately £140 million in Ghana.
22 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
President Mahama visited the UK to launch the UK–Ghana Growth Partnership, which aims to deepen economic ties through diaspora engagement, business investment, and job creation. The partnership builds on existing trade of £1.6 billion and a Trade Partnership Agreement now in its fifth year.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Finance Minister and Bank of Ghana Governor presented the government's economic reform programme—including debt restructuring, fiscal discipline, and financial sector strengthening—to international investors and financiers at a breakfast meeting in London.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Finance Minister and Bank of Ghana Governor presented the country's economic reforms and investment prospects to international financiers and investors at a high-level breakfast meeting in London, highlighting debt restructuring, fiscal consolidation and monetary policy measures aimed at macroeconomic stabilisation.
8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The United Kingdom and Ghana have launched a Growth Partnership to create jobs, strengthen infrastructure, expand trade, and improve access to skills and education, with investment commitments worth up to £215 million secured at the Ghana Investment Summit in London. The agreement, signed during President John Mahama's visit to the UK, will guide cooperation from 2026 to 2028 and includes the £101 million Takoradi Floating Dock Project (ShipRite) expected to create up to 430 direct jobs.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana and the United Kingdom have launched a three-year Growth Partnership from 2026 to 2028 aimed at mobilising investment, creating jobs and supporting infrastructure development through projects worth up to £215 million. Flagship initiatives include a £101 million maritime infrastructure project in Takoradi expected to create up to 430 direct jobs and position Ghana as a regional maritime services hub.
1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana and the United Kingdom have signed a Growth Partnership framework for 2026–2028 aimed at mobilising investment, creating jobs and supporting infrastructure development, with projects worth up to £215 million. Among flagship initiatives is a £101 million maritime infrastructure project in Takoradi expected to create up to 430 direct jobs.
1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana requires between $200 billion and $400 billion in new capital formation over 20 years (roughly $5 billion annually) to generate 10 million formal jobs needed as approximately 500,000 young Ghanaians enter the labour market yearly. The authors argue Ghana's jobs crisis is fundamentally a governance problem, not a financing problem, as the capital to close the gap already exists.
30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →