KPMG represents at The Africa Real Estate Conference and Expo

The Africa Real Estate Conference and Expo was held from 12 September to 16 September 2022 at The Labadi Beach Hotel.  The conference featured over 40 speakers representing leaders from several specialties within various industries worldwide.  The expo explored the challenges in the real estate industry in Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped the way real estate markets operate, disrupting the usual trends and shifting trends towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. 

On the first day of the conference, KPMG facilitated the final panel entitled ‘Financing the real estate sector’.  In addition, Kwame Sarpong Barnieh spoke on The Imperatives In An Emerging Real Estate Economy, where he touched on a number of topics, including: Integrating ESG and climate risks into investment decisions, sustainable financing options, sources and challenges with real estate financing in Ghana, avoiding the greenwashing pitfalls and the impact of ESG and Climate Risks on the real estate industry.

Overall the conference was well attended and guests left with a deeper understanding of current trends that are expected to have a critical influence on real estate markets over the coming years as well as their impacts in the long term for planning for the future.