Africa is Rising! A presentation made for Ghana and the rest of Africa at the NAR Global Business meeting at the 2013 NAR Conference.

1. Africa is Rising,
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Ghana is a
Resourceful Nation
Presented By
Vicky Sampah- MBA, MSRE, GRI, ABR
e-PRO
Founder - Ghana Real Estate Professional
Association – GREPA
CEO - ABRI Properties Ghana

2. Outlook by the experts
“We are excited and very positive about Africa. We are
optimists, but we are realistic optimists – our perspective is
deliberately a glass half full rather than half empty one. This is
mainly because we believe that it takes a positive mindset to
succeed in Africa. If you set out expecting difficulty and risk,
you will find it. However, ours is not a point of view informed
by anecdotes and wishful thinking – the numbers speak for
themselves.”
Ajen Sita, CEO, Ernst & Young Africa
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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3. The ‘GREEN’ Africa
An extraordinarily diverse continent of 53
Nations
“We are excited and very positive about Africa. We are
From Hopelessness to Hopefulness
optimists, but we are realistic optimists – our perspective is
deliberately a glass half full rather than half empty one. This is
mainly because we believe that it takes a positive mindset to
succeed in Africa. If you set out expecting difficulty and risk,
you will fi nd it. However, ours is not a point of view informed
by anecdotes and wishful thinking – the numbers speak for
themselves.”
Ajen Sita, CEO, Ernst & Young Africa
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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4. The ‘GREEN’ Africa
The World's Next Gold Standard Will
Come Through China And Africa….
Forbes, 11/01/2013 @ 10:49AM
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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5. Ghana and Neighbors
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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6. Ghana
• Called the GOLD COAST
• The first country in sub-saharan
Africa to gain independence –
1957
• The discovery of oil – the Jubilee
field. Systematic and sustained
efforts leads to the discovery of oil
in 2007
• Valve opened to commence
production from the Jubilee Oil
Field in December 2010
• New found oil in Ghana is going
to be a Bonanza’ Chris Jackson,
World Bank
• Population is growing and
expectation of the international
community will also grow
• Strong Economic growth – 13.5%
IMF , 2011 reflecting the start of
the oil and an indication of a
robust performance of the non oil
sector
• Ghana is no more a low income
country. Ghana has moved into a
middle income country
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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7. The Ghanaian
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Qualities
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Ingenious people
Creative and innovative
Brilliant people
Hospitable people
Friendly people
Peaceful people
Great sense of humor
Combination of these
qualities makes Ghanaians
unique
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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8. Ghana - Highlights
LOCATION : On the
Gulf of Guinea and
the Atlantic Ocean in
the Africa Frontier of
Sub-Saharan Africa
POPULATION:25m
people in 10 regions
CLIMATE: Tropical
averaging a low of
20Cdegrees (69F) to
26C Degrees (79F)
with the capital Accra
averaging 30C (86F)
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
LANGUAGE: 9
dialectes with English
as official language
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9. Some US Companies in
Ghana
Newmont Mining
Nuevo Petroleum
ACS
CMS Energy
Coca Cola
S.C. Johnson
Ralston Purina
Star-Kist
A.H. Robins
Sterling
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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10. US Companies in Ghana
Ghana and the United States
are signatories to twenty
agreements and treaties
covering such matters as
agricultural commodities,
aviation, defense, economic
and technical cooperation,
education, extradition, postal
matters, telecommunications,
and treaty obligations.
Inroads
GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) signed an MOU
with the government of Ghana in June
focused on trying to develop what we call a
"power park" to produce 1000 MW over the
next five years- Jay Ireland, GE Africa
For GE, Africa's Infrastructural Needs
Represent Business Opportunity - Jay
Ireland
Power Sector is Ready for 'Stampede' of
Investment - General Electric
The discovery of major oil reserves in deep
water in the Gulf of Guinea has led
numerous international petroleum
exploration firms to enter the Ghanaian
market, and many other firms involved in
oil and gas auxiliary services have
expressed interest in starting operations in
the country.
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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11. FOCUS ON AFRICA
Investors who placed their faith in African equity markets over the last
year would have earned an average 19.7% return in local currency
terms, according to Thomson Reuters Data
African equity market returns have outperformed those of other
emerging market regions between October 2012 and October 2013,
boosting the investment allure of the continent.
African equity markets outperformed the likes of Latin America
(4.2%), emerging Europe (5.7%) and emerging Asia Pacific (9.3%).
These impressive returns were led by Ghana (115%), Kenya (58.2%),
Cote d’Ivoire (46.5%), Nigeria (38.7%), Uganda (31.7%) and Zambia
(30.8%), while the world global average was at 19.4%.
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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12. PERFORMANCES OF THE VARIOUS
INVESTMENT SECTORS OVER THE
PAST YEAR
Healthcare (57%) was the top performing sector in Africa over the
last twelve months followed by consumer cyclicals (38.2%),
technology (34%), utilities (27.2%) and telecommunication services
(25%).
The worst performing sectors in Africa over the last year were
energy (-0.2%) and basic materials (6.1%).
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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13. Properties in Ghana and Africa
Properties in Africa does not come cheap
Fact
Investment yields in excess of those on offer in the
developed world
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Property investments deliver double digit dollar returns
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Growing populations and rapid urbanization combined
with improved per capita income has ignited a property
boom
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Demand for quality office space by large multinationals
chasing oil, gas and other opportunities in the continent
Fact
Demand for CLASS ‘A’ and GREEN building
are high
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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14. Property Values in Ghana
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The personal income level of Ghanaians
has risen enough recently that the
country’s socioeconomic status has been
upgraded from low-income to lower
middle-income.
The demand for existing homes is high;
but the supply is low.
The 2000 Population and Housing
Census estimates 2.3 million new homes
will be built by 2025 to keep
Rapid urbanization of metropolises
such as Accra, Tema and Kumasi are
driving housing prices up in those
areas, yet increases in credit are
enabling Ghanaians to keep up with the
purchase prices.up with the demand.
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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15. Forward
Ghana is a
representation of
the future of
Africa Seize the
opportunity
today and join
us in Ghana by
investing in Real
Estate.
By Vicky Sampah, MBA, MSRE, ABR,
GRI, e-PRO
Ghana Real Estate
Professionals Association - GREPA
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16. Building Partnerships
• Ghana Real Estate Institute
• MLS System
• Partnership with major Real
Estate Companies to Foster
best practices in Ghana

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Forbes
Reuters
World Bank
Fin24
AllAfrica
Sanlam Financial
American Chamber of Commerce
US Embassy in Ghana
GIPC – Ghana Investment
Promotion Center
• Africa by numbers – Ernst & Young

18. Vicky Sampah - MBA, MSRE, REALTOR® GRI,
ABR, e-PRO
CEO of ABRI Properties, GHANA
FOUNDER/ PRESIDENT
Ghana Real Estate Professionals Association
(GREPA)
The ABRI Foundation
Contacts
US: +1815.733.5511 Fax: +1866.886.8432
GHANA: +233.26.957.4186
GHANA: +233.26.957.4186 Fax: +233.302-52-1805
Email: info@abriproperties.com
info@repagh.org