{"id":658356,"date":"2019-07-17T16:33:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s High Commission to the UK and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah is urging companies in the UK to partner with private Ghanaian businesses to enable them to expand their operations.<\/p>\n<p>Owusu Ankomah made the call when he met with some of"},"modified":"2019-07-17T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:33:35","slug":"papa-owusu-ankomah-urges-uk-investors-to-partner-with-ghanaian-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/17\/papa-owusu-ankomah-urges-uk-investors-to-partner-with-ghanaian-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa Owusu Ankomah urges UK investors to partner with Ghanaian businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s High Commission to the UK and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah is urging companies in the UK to partner with private Ghanaian businesses to enable them to expand their operations.<\/p>\n<p>Owusu Ankomah made the call when he met with some of the businesses and hosted members of the Association of Ghana Industries in London.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, which was facilitated by the Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Birmingham sought to initiate mutual co-operation between the two industrial entities with the objective to enhance and promote bilateral trade and investment cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Participants included business executives, fund managers, bankers, lawyers, potential investors as well as transactional advisors.<\/p>\n<p>Papa Owusu Ankomah said Ghana\u2019s economic success story is not a fluke as the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report which rates Ghana as the fastest growing economy with an estimated 8.8% GDP growth this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_533355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-533355\" style=\"width: 942px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-533355 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/Ghana-business-UK1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"475\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-533355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President of AGI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe IMF attributes this projection to Ghana\u2019s improved macroeconomic performance for the last two years and the strong economic growth in 2018. The focus of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s government is building a vibrant and sustainable economy driven by the private sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, urged UK businesses to actively engage their Ghanaian counterparts with a view to building strong and smart partnerships for mutual benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Girl-Buthelezi, the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) Coverage Director for Africa pointed out that the CDC Group is focused on increasing its investment portfolio in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>However, she called on the CEOs and the businesses to engage the services of transactional advisors were necessary for their quest to seek for long term finance from the Group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-533357\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/Ghana-business-UK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"569\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Adu Gyamfi, the President of Association of Ghana Industries emphasised that the private sector is well-positioned to partner UK businesses especially in the areas of pharmaceutical, construction and agro-processing for a win-win situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s High Commission to the UK and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah is urging companies in the UK to partner with private Ghanaian businesses to enable them to expand their operations. 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