AGI holds workshop for Ashanti, Brong Ahafo chapters
A one-day workshop has been held in Kumasi for members of the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regional chapters of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI).
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The workshop, which was organised by the African Partners Pool (APP), was aimed at bridging the gap between Ghanaian businesses and their customers to boost industrial development in the country.
Addressing the opening ceremony, the President of the AGI, Mr James Asare Adjei, said the association was leading advocacy initiatives to support and train members to build capacity to compete with others locally and internationally.
He said the challenges in the country’s business environment, especially in the area of energy supply, needed urgent attention by the government, in order to reduce unemployment in the county.
He said other sources of concern and worry was the high rate of foreign exchange, high cost of machinery, high cost of borrowing from the bank and working material.
He said there was the need to strengthen the members of the association and expose them to opportunities to enhance the development of local industries.
Addressing the workshop, the Manager of the APP, Mr Ben Yaw Manu, said there was the need to support local entrepreneurs.
He said the objective of the APP was to support the association to address the challenges facing its members.
He said among the challenges facing the members were lack of adequate electricity supply, high rate of loan interest from the banks and taxes which made it difficult to compete with other international competitors.
He stressed the need for regular training and government support by offering flexible bank interest and marketing opportunities to boost local industries.