Job Partnerships and SME Promotion in Ghana

Title: Jobpartnerschaften und Mittelstandsförderung in Ghana / Job Partnerships and SME Promotion in Ghana

Vergabeart:

Verhandlungsverfahren ohne Teilnahmewettbewerb

Art und Umfang der Leistung:

Beratung, allgemeine Dienstleistung

Detailed description of project

The purpose of the assignment was to identify, prioritise and develop possible infrastructure projects for private sector funding in Ghana with particular consideration given to employment creation. The team identified opportunities and initiated processes, including requirements to adjust legal and administrative framework conditions, in order to mobilise private capital for infrastructure development through innovative financing sources.

The work was carried out through a combination of desk and field research, consultation, and through building a collaborative relationship with the Ministry of Finance Financial Services Division (FSD), as well as other relevant stakeholders. Specifically, the team had the following objectives:

Conduct a thorough analysis of the existing infrastructure, including relevant information on background macro data (e.g. sector, scale and extent of infrastructure usage, management arrangements)
Identify the national infrastructure investment vision and strategy as well as the regulatory and administrative frameworks, and submit of proposals for any adjustments in line with the Ghana Beyond Aid strategy and taking into account international standards including factors such as good infrastructure governance, value for money principle, lifecycle approach, affordability/fiscal stability
Lead a consultation process with relevant government and public sector entities and other stakeholders with respect to infrastructure needs as well as with potential private investors and national and international financiers
Identify national infrastructure projects and a project pipeline for economic transformation with a particular consideration of employment generation
Provide advice to the government and responsible public sector entities in the development of infrastructure projects analysis and prepare a feasibility study on how national and international private sector funds can be channelled to infrastructure investment projects including innovative sources of financing and public private partnerships
Undertake and managing the necessary due diligence, financial modelling, risk analysis and mitigation in the structuring of loans, equity investment, guarantees, loans or other forms of debt

Type and scope of services provided

Conducted a thorough analysis of the existing infrastructure in Ghana
Identified the national infrastructure investment vision and strategy and provided recommendations for improvement
Led a consultation process with key stakeholders (including investors) to understand the country’s infrastructure needs
Identified national infrastructure projects and elaborated a project pipeline with particular focus on economic transformation and employment creation
Supported the government and responsible public sector entities in the design of infrastructure projects
Conducted feasibility studies on how national and international private sector funds could be leveraged to fund infrastructure projects.