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- Development Bank pumps GH¢245m into SMEsThe Development Bank Ghana (DBG) has so far disbursed about GH¢245 million to its partner financial institutions for on-lending to small and medium enterprises...
- Applications are now open for the Impact Entrepreneurship CompetitionKosmos Innovation Center Ghana, Glovo and Open Value Foundation are organizing an Impact Entrepreneurship Competition for innovative and successful Ghanaian-owned businesses making a positive...
- Impact Investing Ghana appoints Mrs. Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah as new Board MemberImpact Investing Ghana, the National Advisory Board for Impact Investing in Ghana is pleased to announce the appointment of Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah, Chief Investment Officer...
- Accelerating SGB Growth in Africa Explored at ANDE ConferenceThe US based Aspen Institute of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) in partnership with Impact Investing Ghana (IIG) hosted West Africa’s leading Investors, Entrepreneurship Support Organizations...
Small Foundation and Village Capital seeking African entrepreneur support organisations to participate in new researchNewsSmall Foundation and Village Capital seeking African entrepreneur support organisations to participate in new researchSmall Foundation and Village Capital recently renewed our partnership with a new research initiative which seeks to deepen understanding of the rural-impacting entrepreneur support organisation (ESO) ecosystem in...- Launch of the Development Bank Ghana: Development Bank set to offer long term financing to SMEsWith guaranteed operational independence, clear-cut vision and a strong balance sheet amounting to 750 million dollars, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) is set to...
Kosmos Innovation Center and Mastercard Foundation launch KIC Business Booster acceleration programNewsKosmos Innovation Center and Mastercard Foundation launch KIC Business Booster acceleration programThe Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has launched the KIC Business Booster – an acceleration program aimed at scaling...
Two Ghanaian technology companies to expand access to quality digital training for young women and menNewsTwo Ghanaian technology companies to expand access to quality digital training for young women and menLaunched in 2021, the I&P Education to Employment program, a partnership between Investisseurs & Partenaires and the Mastercard Foundation, aims to strengthen the resilience...
Launch of the Impact Investing in Ghana: unlocking private sector capital for profit and impact reportNewsLaunch of the Impact Investing in Ghana: unlocking private sector capital for profit and impact reportImpact Investing Ghana (IIGh), Ghana’s representative to the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing has launched a report on ‘The Impact Investing in Ghana:...- Equity investment and equity investors – a guideThis guide is an output from Investment Promotion in Agribusiness. Investment Promotion in Agribusiness is part of the European Union funded Technical Assistance to...
- Impact Investing Ghana receives RISA funding to support Research and IndustryImpact Investing Ghana receives RISA funding to support Research and Industry Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) has received GBP 109,536 from the Research and Innovation...
- 3000 start-ups in Africa to get financial, technical supportA total of 3000 start-ups from 13 African countries, including Ghana are to benefit from financial and technical support to create decent and sustainable...
- IIGh Appoints New Board MemberImpact Investing Ghana, the National Advisory Board for Impact Investing in Ghana is pleased to announce the appointment of Mirabelle Moreaux, Investment Director of...
- Impact Investing Ghana and Ashesi University benefit from Catalytic Capital Consortium’s Grantmaking ProgramImpact Investing Ghana and Ashesi University benefit from Catalytic Capital Consortium’s Grantmaking Program Impact Investing Ghana and Ashesi University have received a grant from...
- Small and growing businesses make the biggest impact on economies, and they need more supportThere is an urgent need to unlock more financing for small and growing businesses (SGBs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A focus on de-risking the...
- Moving from subsistence to mechanized farming – Heifer Ghana Report shows the wayHeifer International has launched its ‘Youth and Smallholder Farmers in Agri-Tech In Africa Report’, which focuses on an assessment of the role of the...
- Hubtel, Expresspay, IT Consortium deserve national awards for designing Ghana.gov – Finance MinisterFinance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has recommended national awards for three Ghanaian Fintechs, Hubtel, Expresspay and IT Consortium for designing and managing the Ghana.gov platform to stop...
- Electric vehicles draft policy to be ready by end of year – Opoku PrempehA comprehensive draft document on technical regulations and policy framework that tackles all technical issues on the mass deployment of electric vehicles in Ghana...
- Ghana plans to issue Africa’s first social bonds with $2B saleGhana would be pioneering social bonds in Africa, seizing on an instrument that’s boomed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana's finance minister, told...
- ONLY TOGETHER CAN SPARKS OF IMPACT INVESTING IN AFRICA LIGHT THE WAY FORWARDFrom Addis Ababa to Accra, Lagos to Lusaka, ground-breaking examples of impact investments are flourishing. The steady growth in this asset class, however, belies...
- IIGh Appoints New Chief Executive OfficerImpact Investing Ghana and its National Advisory Board for Impact Investing is pleased to announce that Amma Sefa-Dedeh Lartey has joined the organisation as...
- Stakeholders meet to review Ghana’s draft Social Enterprise PolicyStakeholders in Ghana’s social entrepreneurship space have met to review the draft document of the Ghana Social Enterprise Policy (GSEP) developed by the Ministry...
