{"id":469177,"date":"2018-03-02T15:52:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T15:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/03\/02\/trade-fair-company-sells-1d1f-to-foreign-investors\/"},"modified":"2018-03-02T15:52:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T15:52:33","slug":"trade-fair-company-sells-1d1f-to-foreign-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/03\/02\/trade-fair-company-sells-1d1f-to-foreign-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Fair Company sells 1D1F to foreign investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Friday,  2 March 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-03-02<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/87827919.295.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Ahenkora&amp;Dr Adu\" title=\"Carlos Ahenkora&amp;Dr Adu\" width=\"295\" height=\"173\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Carlos Ahenkora and Dr Agnes Adu (right) inspecting some stands at the venue<\/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=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1520005953_562_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited has begun marketing the government\u2019s flagship One District, One Factory (1D1F) policy to prospective foreign investors.<\/p>\n<p>About 200 foreign companies from across the world, who are participating in the ongoing Ghana International Trade Fair, which began on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, have been briefed on the policy by the Ghana Trade Fair Company.<\/p>\n<p>The participating companies are from Italy, India, Nigeria, Morroco, France, Germany, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, among others.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s fair is being organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and it\u2019s expected to end on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>The fair, which has two pavilions \u2018A\u2019 which belongs to local businesses and \u2018B\u2019 belonging to foreign businesses, is under the theme: \u201cIndustrializing Ghana, Creating Jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In all, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Trade Fair Company, Dr Agnes Adu, about 600 firms are participating in the fair, 400 of which are Ghanaian businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The idea to use more Ghanaian firms for this year\u2019s fair, she said, was aimed at showcasing made-in-Ghana products.<\/p>\n<p>She indicated that this year\u2019s fair would focus on the local economy.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Adu said the Trade Fair Company was partnering with the National Secretariat of the One District One Factory Policy.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of the 1D1F Secretariat, Gifty Ohene, in a statement at the opening ceremony of the fair, said that the 10 regions and 216 districts of Ghana participated in the fair.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the theme for the fair resonates with President Akufo-Addo\u2019s desire to make the private sector the engine of economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkora, who officially opened the fair, said government wants to industrialize the country to create jobs for the youth.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 72 updated by: 72 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() 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