By Fred SARPONG
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has announced that the centre has recorded Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows of GH¢4.84 billion from October ober to December, last year.
The FDI component of the estimated value of the projects registered in the corresponding quarter of 2010 was GH¢183.40 million, representing an increase of 2,299.13%.
The local currency component also amounted to GH¢1.14 billion, representing an increase of 7,380.31% over the local currency component of GH¢15.24 million recorded in 2010.
For the third quarter of 2011, the FDI component of the estimated value of the projects registered was GH¢4.84 billion and the local currency component was GH¢41.01 million.
The total foreign equity was GH¢3.58 billion and the initial equity transfers was GH¢29.08 million for this quarter.
Announcing this in Accra last week, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIPC, George Aboagye, said the total number of projects registered by the GIPC between October and December 2011 was 117 with a total estimated value of GH¢5.18 billion.
BusinessWeek learnt that out of this amount, the Asanteman Hong Group Limited, a Real Estate Development and General Construction firm, accounted for US$3billion. The remaining 116 projects were valued at US$454.99 million.
Out of the 117 projects registered during the fourth quarter 2011, 85 (72.65%), were wholly-owned foreign enterprises valued at GH¢637.23 million, which is 12.30% of the total estimated value of projects registered.
The remaining 32 (27.35%) were joint ventures between Ghanaians and foreign partners valued at GH¢4.55 billion, which represent 87.70% of the total estimated value of projects registered.
For the corresponding quarter of 2010, 49 wholly-owned foreign enterprises and 26 joint ventures were registered and valued at GH¢147.13 million and GH¢51.50 million respectively.
During the third quarter of 2011, 105 wholly-owned foreign enterprises and 56 joint ventures were registered and valued at GH¢908.51 million and GH¢3.98 billion respectively.
China, with 25 projects, topped the list of countries with the highest number of registered projects. With US$2.25 billion as the estimated value of the investments, Korea topped the list of countries with the largest value of investments registered during the quarter.
From the 117 new projects registered in the fourth quarter it is expected that 8,351 jobs will be created. This is an increment of 134.32% over 3,564 expected jobs to be created in the corresponding quarter of 2010. Out of the total number of jobs to be created in the 4th quarter, 7,629 representing 91.35% will be for Ghanaians and the remaining 722 jobs representing 8.65% for expatriates.
Seven out of the 10 regions directly benefited from the registered projects during the quarter. The regions are Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Volta and Western region. About 82.91% of all the projects registered are located in Greater Accra region.
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has announced that the centre has recorded Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows of GH¢4.84 billion from October ober to December, last year.
The FDI component of the estimated value of the projects registered in the corresponding quarter of 2010 was GH¢183.40 million, representing an increase of 2,299.13%.
The local currency component also amounted to GH¢1.14 billion, representing an increase of 7,380.31% over the local currency component of GH¢15.24 million recorded in 2010.
For the third quarter of 2011, the FDI component of the estimated value of the projects registered was GH¢4.84 billion and the local currency component was GH¢41.01 million.
The total foreign equity was GH¢3.58 billion and the initial equity transfers was GH¢29.08 million for this quarter.
Announcing this in Accra last week, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIPC, George Aboagye, said the total number of projects registered by the GIPC between October and December 2011 was 117 with a total estimated value of GH¢5.18 billion.
BusinessWeek learnt that out of this amount, the Asanteman Hong Group Limited, a Real Estate Development and General Construction firm, accounted for US$3billion. The remaining 116 projects were valued at US$454.99 million.
Out of the 117 projects registered during the fourth quarter 2011, 85 (72.65%), were wholly-owned foreign enterprises valued at GH¢637.23 million, which is 12.30% of the total estimated value of projects registered.
The remaining 32 (27.35%) were joint ventures between Ghanaians and foreign partners valued at GH¢4.55 billion, which represent 87.70% of the total estimated value of projects registered.
For the corresponding quarter of 2010, 49 wholly-owned foreign enterprises and 26 joint ventures were registered and valued at GH¢147.13 million and GH¢51.50 million respectively.
During the third quarter of 2011, 105 wholly-owned foreign enterprises and 56 joint ventures were registered and valued at GH¢908.51 million and GH¢3.98 billion respectively.
China, with 25 projects, topped the list of countries with the highest number of registered projects. With US$2.25 billion as the estimated value of the investments, Korea topped the list of countries with the largest value of investments registered during the quarter.
From the 117 new projects registered in the fourth quarter it is expected that 8,351 jobs will be created. This is an increment of 134.32% over 3,564 expected jobs to be created in the corresponding quarter of 2010. Out of the total number of jobs to be created in the 4th quarter, 7,629 representing 91.35% will be for Ghanaians and the remaining 722 jobs representing 8.65% for expatriates.
Seven out of the 10 regions directly benefited from the registered projects during the quarter. The regions are Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Volta and Western region. About 82.91% of all the projects registered are located in Greater Accra region.
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