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Dominic Adu

Co-founder

Ghana Home Loans

Private Sector & Development author

Dominic Adu co-founded Ghana Home Loans, the leading residential mortgage finance provider in Ghana, in 2006. He previously acquired private equity experience working for ten years as an investment principal with Actis, a UK-based emerging markets private equity fund manager. He was responsible for major investments in West Africa. Dominic is an economics graduate from the Universities of Manchester and London and a qualified chartered accountant.

Ghana Home Loans

Ghana Home Loans (GHL) is the country's only residential mortgage specialist with assets of USD 100 million. It was founded by three Ghanaians with funding from Standard Bank of South Africa; Dutch development bank, FMO; and United States development finance institution, OPIC. It was also funded by Proparco; the International Finance Corporation (IFC); Shelter Afrique; and German development bank, DEG. It has funded more than 1,600 homes with total loans of USD 115 million. It is pioneering mortgage-based securities in Ghana.