A delegation of business men and women from four Caribbean countries is in Ghana to assess possible areas of investment in the country. The delegation will be having business to business meetings with players in the various sectors of the local economy on how to maximize trade between Ghana and the Caribbean.
The three-day Caribbean Trade Mission to Ghana is being led by officials of the Republic Financial Holdings; parent company of HFC Bank. The trade mission is coming on the back of a visit by the President of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) Nigel Baptiste, to Accra in April 2017 where he met with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
At that meeting, he expressed RFHL’s commitment to assist in facilitating a contingent of business men from the Caribbean who are prepared to invest and deepen trade links with Ghana, thereby assisting the Government’s agenda of private sector driven economy recovery plans.
The trade mission saw over 30 companies and institutions encompassing business people, investors, policy makers and industry leaders from Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Barbados and Surinam with interest ranging from oil and gas, manufacturing, agro processing, distribution among others.
Speaking at a ceremony to formally open the summit, Managing Director of HFC Bank, Anthony Jordan said the decision to scout for investment opportunities in Ghana is a laudable one as the country “is on the right path of Economic recoveries and Transformation. The vision of the Government of Ghana to promote a private sector led economy has raised the interest of investors to Ghana”.
The delegation also met with the President at the Flagstaff house. The Trade mission is on the theme, “Promoting Trade and Investments – Ghana and the Caribbean”.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM/Tawakalitu Braimah