The discussion of the Sub-Saharan African economies remains to be underrepresented in the financial literature because of the lack of research in the field. In their article “Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure of Listed Companies in Ghana”, Salifu, Osei, and Adjasi attempted to cover the gap in the research area and found that firms in Ghana demonstrated significant exposure to foreign exchange risks with the focus on the US dollar and the UK pound sterling exchange rates (Salifu, Osei, and Adjasi 380). Although the researchers provided an effective and supported discussion of the situation in the financial sector of Ghana, more attention should be paid to stating how it is possible to shore up the researchers’ findings and conclusions with further study in the field.
The situation in the Sub-Saharan African countries is actively discussed because of wide investment opportunities, and it is necessary to examine all possible risks significant for the financial sector and markets in these countries. Salifu, Osei, and Adjasi focus on changes in the exchange rates as important for managing firms in Africa. Still, the additional study of effective techniques to overcome the risks in the developing African economies is necessary because even the researchers note that the methods used in developed countries cannot be effectively implemented in the African countries (Salifu, Osei, and Adjasi 390).
The researchers focused only on a limited number of firms, and it is impossible to receive a broad discussion of the role of foreign exchange risks in the African countries and analyse certain exposure minimisation techniques and methods used by companies. Thus, more research in the field is important to discuss the African firms’ successes in overcoming exchange rate movements in the context of macroeconomic influences.
Works Cited
Salifu, Zubeiru, Kofi Osei, and Charles Adjasi. “Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure of Listed Companies in Ghana”. The Journal of Risk Finance 8.4 (2007): 380-393. Print.