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Jean-Michel Lavoizard, Directeur Général et Co-Fondateur d’ARIS (Advanced Research & Intelligence Services), explique ce qui fait la particularité de la compagnie par rapport à d’autres qui évoluent dans le même secteur d’activité en Afrique.
Kuwait was upgraded by FTSE Russell to an emerging market status, which will become effective by September 2018. The upgrade could prompt cash inflows of approximately USD 700mn from foreign investors, according to NBK Capital.
According to the Equity Markets August 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), GCC equities, as indicated by the MSCI GCC IMI Index increased by 0.83%. Kuwait’s Weighted Index was the top performing regional index and Qatar’s QE index was the worst performing index.
“The renewables is a great area for us now and we would really like to do it through a private partnership arrangement. So far, those that we have in the pipeline, we have been lucky enough to have funding for from KFW which is the funding arm of the German government.”
“As far as the power crisis is concerned, it started in 2012 when we had difficulties with the gas supply from Nigeria. That was the genesis of the power difficulties that we had and it went on for a while until the then government intervened in 2014, 2015, and 2016. They brought in some emergency solutions with what we call emergency power plants.”
“The tourism industry in Ghana has evolved around business tourism and also conferences and events. A lot of companies, organisations and institutions are bringing events and conferences to Ghana because when you look at West Africa, Ghana seems to be the most stable and peaceful country.”
The former government of Ghana introduced some emergency solutions (e.g. emergency power plants) that helped alleviate the power crisis in the country. The Chief Executive of VRA confirms that Ghana is no longer in a power crisis mode.
“The current government I must say has a drive for renewables, I have heard comments made by people in power about increasing solar energy, starting by having the government buildings powered by solar energy.”
“Ghana is the place to do business now, in terms of the economy it is quite stable, we have peace and stability and it is a growth economy.”
The immediate priority of Osu Mantse is basic education, followed by tourism and overall community development with a focus on youth.
