An investigation into the factors that account for the low equity listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange
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2014-04
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Ghana Stock Exchange is performing well and with the development of the
private sector, more firms would need long-term capital to expand operations,
and the exchange could be a good source of raising long-term capital for
expansions. The purpose of this research is to explore the factors that account
for the low equity listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange and measures that can
be employed to attract firms to list. This study is exploratory in nature and
data was collected through interviews and questionnaire distribution.
Results from the research indicate that the reason why firms are not listed
could be attributed to the lack of education regarding activities on the stock
market, fear of losing control of the business to the public, cost concerns, and
the unattractiveness of the exchange. Data from this study also showed that
firms have plans to list if certain measures are employed. These measures
include an increase in public education, active promotion of the exchange by
the Government, and cost reductions.
It is recommended that, more education is needed to inform the public about
activities of the stock market. Also, government should actively promote the
activities of the exchange by offloading state owned enterprises to the
exchange rather than to strategic investors. Ghana Stock Exchange can also
integrate with other African exchanges to give listed firms greater access to
funds.
Key words: Ghana Stock Exchange, equity listing, unlisted firms.
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University College, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, April 2014
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Ghana, Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), equity listing, unlisted firms