Ghana must consider UK first for business

WHEN I land in Accra this week, accompanied by a delegation of UK-based financial and professional services firms, there will be one word that I will associate with the country of Ghana: Opportunity.

To the City of London firms authorities who will be on the plane with me, to the thousands more found in the UK capital and across the rest of the country, the economic potential of Ghana is immense. What are these selling points?

High up on the list is the strong economic growth trajectory (averaging over six per cent GDP), a favourable business environment, a youthful, ambitious workforce, a legal system based on English Law and an awareness from the government that diversification of their economy is going to be essential in the years to come.

It is on this last point where the City and the UK want to offer their expertise and experience and make sure that we are Ghana’s natural economic partner of choice.

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