Also known as: International Finance Corporation
International Finance Corporation — development finance organization partnering with Ghana on agriculture and cocoa sector financing initiatives.
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Access Bank Ghana, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), set aside about GH¢1 billion in 2025 to support the operations of cocoa-licensed buying companies and value chain actors. …
Access Bank Ghana budgets GH¢1bn for cocoa purchases in 2025Business & Financial Times
… He specifically invited collaboration alongside the African Development Bank, BPI, AFD Group, the International Finance Corporation, European development finance institutions, European EXIM and European ECA. …
Jospong Chairman urges African-led partnership at Africa SummitJoy Online
… He specifically invited collaboration alongside the African Development Bank, BPI, AFD Group, the International Finance Corporation, European development finance institutions, European EXIM, and European ECA. …
Executive chairman of Jospong Group addresses delegates at Africa Forward Summit in KenyaJoy Online
… ent. “Ghana cannot achieve its economic ambition while leaving half of its population underutilised,” she said. “We are the majority and under-activated engine of national growth.” Referencing figures from international institutions, she said the International Finance Corporation …
Women are Ghana’s underutilised engine of growth—Trade MinisterJoy Online
… She referenced estimates by the International Finance Corporation, which suggest that closing the gender financing gap for SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa could generate 42 billion dollars annually in economic value. …
Ghana’s economic future depends on women—Trade Minister tells CEOsBusiness & Financial Times
… The International Finance Corporation notes that weak regulatory enforcement in emerging real estate markets can expose buyers to hidden liabilities, even within formally structured developments. …
The Construction and Real Estate Digest with Daniel KONTIE: Red flags in the property marketGhana's Company Secretaries' Summit and Awards 2026 is scheduled for 16 July at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, expecting about 200 participants including company secretaries, governance practitioners and corporate leaders. The one-day event will feature discussions on contemporary governance issues and an awards ceremony to recognise excellence in governance practice.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Company Secretaries' Summit and Awards 2026 is scheduled for 16 July at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, expecting about 200 participants including company secretaries, governance practitioners and corporate leaders. The one-day event will feature discussions on contemporary governance issues and an awards ceremony to recognise excellence in governance practice.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's governance professionals will converge at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on July 16 for the Company Secretaries' Summit and Awards, a full-day programme featuring keynote addresses, panel discussions, and an awards ceremony focused on boardroom dynamics, regulatory compliance, digital transformation, and stakeholder expectations.
9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's restored macroeconomic stability—including Cedi appreciation, 3.3% inflation, 6% GDP growth, and 45.3% debt-to-GDP ratio in 2025—creates the foundation for a structured partnership between government and business to drive economic transformation.
8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana has signed a $1.5 billion AgriConnect Compact with the World Bank, IFAD, IFC, and other development partners to transform its agriculture sector. The compact is expected to create more than 2.6 million jobs over five years while improving food security and strengthening agribusiness.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's National Vaccine Institute is seeking partnerships with investors including Ghana Exim Bank, Afreximbank, and the International Finance Corporation to fund local vaccine manufacturers, as GAVI funding ends in 2030 and Ghana will need to fund vaccines locally at about $50 million in four years. The NVI has signed a tech transfer agreement with PT Biopharma of Indonesia for tetanus-diphtheria vaccine manufacturing locally by 2027.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama's government aims to develop world-class sports infrastructure amid fiscal constraints and rising public debt. Morocco's structured PPPs offer lessons for Ghana in building a sustainable, commercially viable sports ecosystem through partnerships rather than government-led delivery alone.
4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Corporate governance is a strategic driver of value creation and exit readiness in private equity. Ghana's PE market, where exit routes remain limited, has recorded 51 total exits with 77.3% occurring between 2019 and 2023, mostly through strategic buyers.
4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama says improving credit access is a priority as the country stabilizes economically. He attributes low private sector lending to Ghana's history of high interest rates and economic uncertainty, but notes that macroeconomic stability is beginning to reverse the trend; discussions with banks reveal a shortage of bankable projects rather than available funds.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Senior financial sector figures at The Money Summit 2026 agreed that Ghana has restored macroeconomic stability after a difficult adjustment period, with inflation falling to 3.4 percent and interest rates declining significantly, but warned that significant structural weaknesses continue to threaten the recovery's sustainability.
3 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Access Bank Ghana conducted a five-day strategic visit to Kumasi in May 2026, reaffirming its commitment to expanding operations and supporting businesses. The bank recorded significant growth in 2025, including total assets of GH¢19.0 billion and a 36.7 per cent increase in its loan book to GH¢5.06 billion.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama told business leaders at the 10th Ghana CEO Summit that the private sector is the principal driver of Ghana's next phase of economic expansion as the country transitions from IMF crisis stabilisation towards investment-led growth and diversification. He stressed the government's commitment to creating a business environment supporting growth and called for stronger collaboration between state and private enterprise.
1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Access Bank PLC in partnership with the International Finance Corporation has disbursed approximately GH₵1billion to support cocoa production and purchases as part of efforts to boost agricultural development and strengthen the country's export sector. The bank's Managing Director said the initiative began with an annual allocation of GH₵100million, grew to about GH₵900million last year, and now exceeds GH₵1billion with the IFC partnership.
18 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Access Bank Ghana, partnering with the International Finance Corporation, has set aside GH¢1 billion in 2025 to support cocoa-licensed buying companies and value chain actors. The bank also plans to extend support to other cash crops including cashew and shea, and has disbursed single-digit-rate loans to agribusinesses through the Mastercard Foundation.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Jospong Group Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong called for partnerships rooted in shared interest and mutual respect, rejecting restrictive conditions for African access to capital markets and urging Africa to build industries to solve its own problems rather than export them.
14 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of Jospong Group, called on African leaders to find African solutions for the continent's development and to cease depending on other regions, speaking at the Africa Forward Summit at the University of Nairobi on May 11.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has described women as an "underutilised engine of national growth," arguing that women's economic participation should be treated as a national economic priority rather than a social issue, speaking at the 2026 Ghana Female CEOs Summit.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare told female CEOs at the 2026 Ghana Female CEOs Summit that Ghana's economic future depends on unlocking the full potential of women entrepreneurs and professionals across all sectors. The Minister said women constitute approximately 51 percent of Ghana's population and are an underutilised engine of national growth.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
Ghana's real estate sector attracts significant investor interest but conceals legal, institutional and socio-cultural vulnerabilities that expose buyers to financial and legal risks, including issues like multiple sales of single parcels and litigation engineered as business strategy.
27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Banks across Africa are rethinking SME credit access by leveraging digital identity systems and cashflow-based lending models instead of traditional collateral requirements. Digital IDs like Ghana Card, Nigeria's NIN, and Kenya's Maisha Namba are enabling faster loan approvals, while alternative approaches such as mobile money and payment data analysis are expanding access for informal enterprises.
27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →