Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) marks it launch on June 18th to explore the impact investment theme, "Leveraging Private Capital to Close the SDG Funding Gap for a Prosperous Ghana."
To celebrate the launch, the National Advisory Board (NAB) hosted an information session and cocktail reception at the Ecobank Ghana Headquarters in Accra.
Corporate leaders and policymakers converged at the launch, including leaders from The British High Commission, Norwegian Embassy, UNDP, KOSMOS Energy, Ghana Commodity Exchange, Barclays Bank, Office of the President and Ministry of Finance (SDG Advisory).
According to Hamdiya Ismaila, the IIGh Taskforce Chair, the launch aims to "facilitate, convene, and advocate" for philanthropists, government agencies, corporations, banks and development agencies to try new models of development financing.
Ismaila adds that IIGh needs strong sponsors, partners, and members to join and collaborate with them to create exciting new ways that impact investing can help address and solve challenges.
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