About
In February 2023, a BII-funded technical assistance initiative was launched to help increase investment flows to underserved SMEs in Ghana.
Ghana Investment Support Programme (GHISP) aims to support getting more underserved SME’s into the pipeline pf funds and the new BII investment company (Growth Investment Partners Ghana) and work with partners on addressing ecosystem challenges around investing in underserved SMEs.
The initiative was informed by extensive consultations and participatory design and validation activities involving 85 external and internal stakeholders in 2022.
BII is working closely with partners such as FMO, Mastercard, and Norfund to ensure alignment and pave the wave for future deeper collaboration.
Objectives
We aim to increase investment flows to SMEs that enhance development impact in Ghana. To do so, the initiative will focus on the following four components and key objectives for 2023.
Principles
The following principles guide the BII Plus Ghana activity. These have been distilled based on BII Plus lessons to date and best practice within the technical assistance/ private sector development industry.
Approach
Our TA initiative has a dual pipeline development and market shaping agenda. The activity supports the investment strategies of BII and other DFIs and impact investors while also leveraging our investments, capital, brand, and convening power to shape markets and enhance development impact.
