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Ghana-Economy and Market Opportunities
1.0 INTRODUCTION The country of Ghana has the fastest growing economy in Africa with a GDP (US $) close to 42 billion. (IMF, 7 May 2012). The World Bank’s Ease…
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The Susu Collection System in Ghana and experiences in linking formal and informal financial intermediaries
The Susu Collection System of Ghana Susu collection is one of Ghana’s most ancient traditional banking systems. In the Akan language, the term ‘Susu’ means “small small” as to indicate…
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Microfinance and the Integration between Formal and Informal Finance in Ghana
This post was written by Roberta Zenere Ghana: a brief profile of the country Ghana, officially, the Republic of Ghana, is a Western Africa country boarded by Burkina Faso to…
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Ease of starting up new ventures in Côte d’Ivoire
Over the second half of the 20th century, Côte d’Ivoire was one of the most prosperous West African countries with strong exports of cash crops such as cocoa, coffee and…
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Senegal: Economic Overview and the Realities of Doing Business
The Republic of Senegal, the western-most country of the African continent, is positioned as a natural transport center that shares its western border with the North Atlantic Ocean, while Mauritania,…
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Business environment in Senegal
This article was written by Kennedy Ochieng Located in the Western Part of Africa, Senegal borders the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. It has a total area of…
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Business environment in Guinea Conakry
Art.1 Historical introduction Historically, Guinea has been the main agricultural producer among the French colonies in West Africa. The sector is subsequently collapsed, making this country a net importer of…
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Liberia- Land of renewed hope
The resource rich country of Liberia, under the leader of the first ever democratically elected female leader of an African nation President Ellen Johnson Sifleaf, is fighting its way toward…
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Entrepreneurship Education: Mechanism for Employability, Self-Reliance and National Development
Entrepreneurship education aims at instilling and inculcating entrepreneurial spirit, self-reliant mindsets and deepening students’ awareness of limitless business ideas as well opportunities within and around their environment. Historically, Igbo, Yoruba…
