AFRICA
BY DENISE MHLANGA
Retail Hits
The Mark
In Ghana
A
t a time when Western economies are faltering,
positive statistics make particularly attractive
reading, says Florence Menson, JHI Ghana’s
centre manager of Marina Mall in Accra, the capital city
of Ghana.
“International investors persuaded
of the merits of African investment
will still be careful to minimise their
risks, which leads us to Ghana.”
Menson explains that the death
of President John Atta Mills in July
2012 was mentioned in news bulletins
around the world but did not become a
cause for political unease.
GHANA
• Population: 25 million
• Language: English
• Currency: Ghana Cedi
• Main Export: Cocoa
• Capital City: Accra
•Inflation: 9.8%
In August 2011, the Ghanaian
parliament approved a USD3 billion
loan from the China Development
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