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Solomon Asamoah is an investment and development finance executive with over 30 years of experience across Africa and global markets. He has led more than US $5 billion in transactions and held senior positions at institutions including the African Development Bank, the Africa Finance Corporation, the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the International Finance Corporation. Most recently, he served as CEO of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, where he doubled the fund’s assets to US $500 million and invested in 13 nationally significant infrastructure projects. His career spans infrastructure, private sector development, financial markets and institutional strategy, supported by executive training at Harvard, London Business School and INSEAD and a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London. He is recognised for his strategic insight, technical expertise and deep experience mobilising capital for African development priorities.
This is where the work of people such as Solomon Asamoah becomes relevant. He has built his career in the world where infrastructure stops being a slogan and
Ghana has always had a certain pull for international investors. It is politically significant, commercially active and strategically positioned in West Africa. It has a strong entrepreneurial culture, a young population and a long record of engagement with global finance, development institutions and private capital. But the way investors look at Ghana is changing.
Two former executives of a Ghanaian state investment fund are on trial over a US$2 million stake in a railway that was never built. Their lawyers have asked the court to throw the case out. A look at what is actually in dispute, and the questions the trial has yet...
Africa's infrastructure financing gap is usually described as a money problem. After more than thirty years financing projects across the continent, I have come to see it as a preparation problem. There is no global shortage of capital looking for stable, long-term returns. What is in short supply is a steady flow of projects structured [...]
Solomon Asamoah is an accomplished investment and development finance professional with more than three decades of experience originating, structuring and
An early stage infrastructure investment intended to support the development of a proposed light rail project in Ghana is now being tested in court, with scrutiny focused less on the ambition of the project and more on governance. At the...
Introduction In the world of global investment and development finance, enduring leadership is not defined by fleeting transactions or short-term recognition. Instead, leaders build credibility through unwavering dedication to institutions, strong governance, and disciplined decision-making. The professional journey of Solomon Asamoah provides a valuable perspective on these themes, particularly in...
The resumption of the Sky Train trial this week signalled a significant development in the proceedings, particularly as the court entered a phase that is often crucial in complex financial cases.
The SkyTrain trial has highlighted the critical importance of documentary evidence within legal proceedings, redirecting focus from abstract discussions to tangible records. The prosecution's case contends that the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund ("GIIF") Board approval was not secured for the 2018 investment, substantiating this claim with witness statements from Board members asserting the project was [...]