{"id":465985,"date":"2018-02-20T16:52:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/gipc-supports-mtns-listing-on-the-gse\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T16:52:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:52:22","slug":"gipc-supports-mtns-listing-on-the-gse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/gipc-supports-mtns-listing-on-the-gse\/","title":{"rendered":"GIPC supports MTN\u2019s listing on the GSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Tuesday, 20 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/52035849.295.jpg\" alt=\"Yoofi Grant GIPC Boss\" title=\"Yoofi Grant GIPC Boss\" width=\"295\" height=\"214\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Chief Executive of the GIPC, Yofi Grant<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519145542_781_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana Investment Promotion Center, GIPC, has expressed its commitment to give MTN the necessary approvals to aid its listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange by June this year. <\/p>\n<p>The Telecoms giant disclosed to JoyBusiness that it is working to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange before the end of the first half of this year. <\/p>\n<p>However, this is subject to securing the necessary approvals from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Investment Promotion Centre. <\/p>\n<p>There are fears that the proposed timelines for the listing could suffer if the approvals delay. <\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive of the GIPC, Yofi Grant tells JoyBusiness this would not be MTN\u2019s situation if it meets all the requirements.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cNormally we work with the regulator and other agencies so it\u2019s just not about us\u2026There\u2019s a possibility that we might finish with what we are doing before June if they do meet all the requirements.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Yofi Grant said, \u201cYou see people misunderstand what we do; we stand between investors and the marketplace, but we also ensure that they do the right thing. I think they\u2019ve demonstrated enough responsibility in making sure that all the boxes are ticked.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>MTN\u2019s listings<\/p>\n<p>The telecoms company is hoping to raise about $500 million in order to offload 35 percent of its business in Ghana to locals.<\/p>\n<p>If the listing on the stock exchange is successful, MTN Ghana would be exempted from the capital market local content policy which enjoins companies operating in specific areas including telecom, mining, oil and gas to list a minimum percentage of their shares on the Ghana Stock Exchange within 5 years of commencement of operations in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 48 updated by: 48 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-02-20 Chief Executive of the GIPC, Yofi Grant Ghana Investment Promotion Center, GIPC, has expressed its commitment to give MTN the necessary approvals to aid its listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange by June this year. 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