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GHANA’S INVESTMENT FORUM TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES
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ATHE Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has launched this year's Ghana Investment Forum to showcase investment successes in Ghana and highlight policies and programmes put in place to make the country attractive to domestic and international investors.
It is also targeted at individuals and businesses that are looking for investment opportunities, especially those who are willing to expand their businesses in the West African sub region. The Forum, planned for May 21 to 23, is expected to bring together top government officials and corporate leaders from local and international investment organisations to discuss and explore ways of attracting increased investment flows into key sectors of the economy. |
According to the Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, the forum would centre on six key thematic areas namely agriculture, industry, information and communications technology (ICT), tourism, minerals processing, banking and finance as well as opportunities under public/private partnerships.
Mr. Ahomka-Lindsay further expressed his approval that Ghana has been rated one of the most peaceful countries in Africa, recently adjudged the fastest reforming country on the continent. Ghana now has a credit rating of B+ from Fitsch, making the country's economy very conducive for investment.
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