{"id":446263,"date":"2017-12-12T14:21:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T14:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/12\/uk-investors-eye-railway-other-sectors-ukgcc-ceo-reveals\/"},"modified":"2017-12-12T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T14:21:31","slug":"uk-investors-eye-railway-other-sectors-ukgcc-ceo-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/12\/uk-investors-eye-railway-other-sectors-ukgcc-ceo-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"UK investors eye railway other sectors \u2013 UKGCC CEO reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Tuesday, 12 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-12<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/84457912.295.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Burkson New\" title=\"Tony Burkson New\" width=\"295\" height=\"193\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Tony Burkson, Chief Executive Officer of UKGCC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513088491_948_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Chief Executive Officer of the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), Tony Burkson, has disclosed that his outfit is poised at driving trade and investment agenda in Ghana to greater levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe intend to work closely with the GIPC to promote Ghana as an investment destination for British FDI and Technical expertise. Expect to see UK participation in railways, infrastructure, healthcare &amp; technology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Burkson said this in his address at the maiden edition of the \u2018Business Excellence Awards and Dinner Gala\u2019 held at the M\u00f6venpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The award ceremony is aimed at acknowledging excellence in business among companies operating in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>They also sought to create a platform for interactions between members of the chamber, top government officials of Ghana, as well as other key players in Ghana\u2019s corporate community.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, Mr Burkson indicated that \u201cas a result of the strong fiscal discipline and macroeconomic prudence of this administration, led by the ever serene and competent Finance Minister and his team&#8230;Ghana is again an exciting investment destination and I can confidently say that interest in doing business in Ghana from UK companies has shot up over last few months\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that there was the need for government to initiate predictable and fair policies that are good for investment decisions with long-term views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we ask from the Government is predictable and fair policies. Investment decisions are made with a long-term view and constant changes in the policy outlook can affect investment decisions in the short term,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201casking small SME&#8217;s and other medium-sized companies looking to invest in Ghana to demonstrate $500k worth of capital available seems to be an overkill in my opinion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Burkson also expressed optimism in the new GIPC bill to help in the rectification of the anomaly.<\/p>\n<p>In attendance at the awards were the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta, Deputy Minister of Trade Carlos Ahinkra, Chief Director of Business development Joe Tackie, British High Commissioner to Ghana H.E. Iain Walker, Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana Gavin Cook, Head of Investments and Business Development for the Office of the VP, Kadijah Amoah , Kow Essuman, Counsel in the office of the president.<\/p>\n<p><b>Find below the full list of winners<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Employer of the Year &#8211; Unilever<\/p>\n<p>Exporter of the Year &#8211; Kasapreko<\/p>\n<p>SME of the Year &#8211; Boomers<\/p>\n<p><b>CSR Project of the Year &#8211; Vivo Energy<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Logistics Company of the Year &#8211; McDan Shipping<\/p>\n<p>Financial Institution of the Year &#8211; Barclay\u2019s Bank<\/p>\n<p><b>BEST OF BRITISH<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Best Brand of the Year &#8211; Vodafone<\/p>\n<p>Best CEO of the Year &#8211; Charles Darko, Tullow Oil<\/p>\n<p>Most Successful Company of the Year &#8211; Vodafone<\/p>\n<p><b>HIGH COMMISSIONER\u2019S SPECIAL RECOGNITION<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Best Think Tank &#8211; IEA<\/p>\n<p>Improving Trade Between Ghana &amp; UK &#8211; R. 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