The third Ghana Impact Summit convened policymakers, institutional investors and development partners in Accra on March 24 to advance the mobilisation of domestic capital for small and medium-sized enterprises, with the unveiling of the country’s first pension‑backed fund of funds emerging as the centrepiece of the day’s discussions.
Organised by Impact Investing Ghana under the theme “Scaling Impact: Mobilising Local Capital for Locally‑Led Change,” the summit drew leaders from Axis Wealth, Petra Trust, Kuramo Capital and CardinalStone Capital Advisers for an opening plenary focused on harnessing Ghana’s domestic institutional wealth. Amma Lartey, chief executive of Impact Investing Ghana, noted that more than $600bn in domestic institutional capital exists across Africa, underscoring the potential for even a fraction of that sum to be channelled into businesses capable of delivering measurable returns.
A landmark presentation featured the Ci‑Gaba fund, West Africa’s first private fund of funds backed by Ghanaian pension capital. The vehicle, which recently announced a first close of GHS 383m toward a GHS 1bn target, was presented as a model for channelling long‑term domestic savings into private equity, venture capital and private debt funds that support SMEs across the region. Lessons from its structuring and fundraising were shared by Benedict Yiyugash and Ms Lartey, highlighting the role of trustee education and catalytic capital in shifting institutional mindsets.
Other sessions placed gender finance at the centre of growth strategies, with contributions from women leaders across investment advisory, entrepreneurship and development finance. Deal rooms curated by DealSource Africa connected pre‑screened entrepreneurs with investors, while breakout sessions examined agribusiness financing, banking reform, carbon markets and government interventions for SMEs. The summit closed with a plenary on moving from dialogue to action, led by Michael Abbey, chief executive of the Venture Capital Trust Fund, who emphasised the need to build an ecosystem where impact is embedded by design rather than left to chance.
For the full press release, visit https://impactinvestinggh.org/events/press-release-ghana-impact-summit-2026-scaled-impact-in-mobilising-local-capital-for-locally-led-change/.