Growth Green Agriculture | a review of news stories about investment in Ghana from April 2013 | GG Agriculture | Invest in Ghana

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2013
GG Agriculture
www.ggagriculture.com
4/22/2013
Ghana Investment Review
April 2013

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Growth Green Agriculture PLC is an agricultural
investment company solely investing in agriculture and
farmland in emerging markets such as the Ukraine and
Ghana. By producing wheat, chia and other crops in a low
cost environment and selling them on the world-wide
market, we aim to provide our investors sustainable
returns for distribution as annual dividends.
IFC, Others Invest $20m in Ghanaian
Microfinance Bank
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the German
Investment and Development Corporation (DEG), and the
African Capitalisation Fund (ACF) have together invested
about GH¢46 million ($20 million) into one of Ghana’s
leading microfinance banks, UT Bank. According to the CEO
Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the bank will leverage on the
partnership with the institutions and implement its strategy
to establish itself as a clear market leader in SME financing.
Read more: www.ventures-africa.com
New scheme set to to attract investments
for Ghana’s renewable energy sector
Ghana’s Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in
collaboration with Energy Commission and Ministry of Energy
and Petroleum will soon implement the Renewable Energy
Feed – in – Rates Scheme to encourage investments in the
Renewable Energy Sector. The Scheme, under the Renewable
Energy Act 2011 (Act 832) is expected to stimulate
investment into the renewable energy sector to add on to
the country’s energy generation mix.
Read more: www.ghanabusinessnews.com

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Ghana to benefit $1.5bn in investments
from Turkish Businesses
Turkey’s investment group, MUSIAD has hinted of plans to invest about $1.5 billion in
the Ghanaian economy. According to the group, the investment will be made in the
areas of housing, energy and infrastructure.
Further details: www.spyghana.com
Ghana calls on Turkey to invest in cotton
fields
Mustapha Ahmed, minister of state at Ghana's
Presidency in charge of Development Authorities,
has called on Turkish entrepreneurs to process
and produce cotton in Ghana's fertile cotton
fields.
Following a meeting in Istanbul, Ahmed said his
country lagged behind in modern agriculture, and
called on Turkish businessmen to invest in
agricultural sector in Ghana.
Read more: www.worldbulletin.net
Make Ghana’s ICT Policy Attractive
To Investors
Ghana must improve her Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy and
legislation to attract Swedish investors into the country, Olov Hemstrom, Area (Sub-
Saharan Africa) Co-ordinator of the Swedish Trade and Invest Council, has said.
He said Sweden was ready to partner Ghana to enhance her ICT infrastructure and
service delivery but the laws must be attractive to woo the investors.
Keep reading: www.ghana.gov.gh

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Minister calls for more investors
The Eastern Regional Minister, Helen Adjoa
Ntoso, says the region is ready to welcome
foreign nationals who come with the aim of
contributing towards the development of the
area through humanitarian donations and
investments.
She said many communities in the region lack
basic amenities and due to poverty, many of
the youth are involved in illegal mining which
often leads to their untimely death.
Madam Ntoso stressed that her outfit will cherish any group of people who would
create employment opportunities for the youth.
Source: www.gbcghana.com
VP woos Italian firms to invest in Ghana
The Vice President of Ghana, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has invited more Italian firms to
direct their investments into the country, saying Ghana’s economic prospects are very
high. He said the investment environment continues to be enhanced for the benefit of
investors and assured them of good incentives for businesses.
The VP made the call when the new Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Laura Carpini called
on him at the Flagstaff House in Accra recently. Source:
http://business.myjoyonline.com

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Invest in Ghana | GG Agriculture
Growth Green Agriculture PLC strives to be socially responsible to all the
environments in which it operates, to build strong, reliable relationships and to
generate solid profit for shareholders through sustainable projects in agricultural
investments.
Green Crop Farming Ghana Limited has been retained as farming operator in
Ghana ("Ghana Farming Operator") to cultivate, maintain, harvest, dry,
transport and sell the crop. It was established in June 2012 and has
commenced the farming of chia crops on its Ghana Farming Land.
To learn more about opportunities to invest in Ghana, contact GG Agriculture:
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