[ 2016-02-09 ]

Veep urged French businesses to invest in Ghana
Accra, Feb. 9, GNA - The Vice-President Kwesi
Amissah-Arthur has called on French businessmen to
take advantage of Ghana's conducive environment to
invest in the nation.

He said the government was actively encouraging
joint venture businesses between Ghanaians and
their foreign counterparts as well as promoting
Public Private Partnership.

Vice President Amissah-Arthur made the call at the
Ghana-Bordeaux Business Forum in Accra.

The forum, organised by the Ghana Investment
Promotion Centre (GIPC), in collaboration with the
Ghana Embassy in France and the French Embassy in
Ghana, is to showcase the various business
opportunities in Ghana to the visiting French
business delegation.

The visit by the group to the country is a
reciprocal visit to an earlier one by President
Mahama to the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce in
October last year.

The 30-man Business Delegation from Bordeaux who
would be in the country for five-days are expected
to explore business opportunities in the areas of
agri-business, hospitality and tourism, education,
healthcare, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing,
transport, energy, ICT, waste management and
infrastructure.

Vice President Amissah-Arthur also said over the
past 15 years Ghana and France had witnessed a
rapid increase in economic and commercial
relations.

He said bilateral trade between the two countries
exceeded $1.5billion in 2013, exports of
$1.2billion made up mainly of cocoa, fish and
fruits and approximately $340 imports mainly of
wheat, chemicals and electronic equipment.

He called for clear objectives to increase trade
between Ghana and France for the mutual benefit of
their people.

Vice President Amissah-Arthur further stated that
the reasons why French businesses continue to
maintain interest in Ghana were due to the
country’s reputation as a performing African
economy.

He said Ghana being broad-minded and tolerant of
differing views has created this remarkable
atmosphere of peace and security.

He said despite the hostile global environment,
the country’s economy continues to make
progress, adding that the nation possesses natural
resources whose exploitation provides for the
employment for the people.

“We treasure our political and social stability
and the freedom we have created that allow our
people to express their views,” he added.

Mrs Mawuena Trebarh, the Chief Executive Officer
of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, called on
the participants to use the first meeting of the
forum to enhance their business relationship as
well as build huge future entities.

She also called for constructive engagement
between Ghanaian and French businesses to
collaborate in their respective fields of
engagements

Source - GNA

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