SEC Ghana Courts Diaspora Capital for Stock Market Growth

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ghana is actively engaging diaspora and foreign investors to deepen participation in the country’s capital markets, following discussions with Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Emmanuel Smith, on unlocking investment opportunities on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE).

SEC Ghana Courts Diaspora Capital for Stock Market Growth. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ghana is actively engaging diaspora and foreign investors to deepen participation in the country’s capital markets, following discussions with Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Emmanuel Smith, on unlocking investment opportunities on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). The engagement, led by SEC Deputy Director-General Mensah Thompson, focused on leveraging improving macroeconomic conditions to attract international capital and position Ghana as a competitive investment destination. Thompson described the GSE as the best-performing stock exchange in Africa in 2024, adding that the market carried its momentum into the first quarter of 2026 amid growing investor confidence and stronger economic indicators. He attributed the mark...