October 30, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday confirmed a list of 34 licensed primary mortgage banks (PMBs) in Nigeria as at September 30, 2018. A review of the list shows that 17 firms which make up about 50 percent of the PMBs are […]
Mortgages
AfDB promotes better access to mortgage finance in Ghana
June 7, 2018/AfDB The African Development Bank approved a US $15-million senior loan to GHL Bank PLC, which focuses on mortgage finance, to enhance its mortgage loan portfolio and help develop an effective affordable mortgage finance sector in Ghana. Ghana’s lower-middle and middle-income earners will now have greater access to […]
Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Six-year study with 47,000 households demonstrates how housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions April 5, 2018/Habitat for Humanity A new study from Habitat for Humanity (www.Habitat.org) says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa as they […]
