Exclusive Interview with Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry
GCCI: “2017 has seen a renewed confidence in the business environment compared to the previous 4 years. We perceive that there is a bit of stability in the economy.”
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GCCI: “2017 has seen a renewed confidence in the business environment compared to the previous 4 years. We perceive that there is a bit of stability in the economy.”
“My husband and I had always had a dream of establishing a family practice and this materialised with the establishment of Arthur Energy Advisors.”
“Ramel has grown tremendously over the last couple of years. We are privileged to have been ranked very high the last few years in the Ghana Club 100. We have been number one in the services industry for the last three years running.”
“The Feed the Future in Ghana program and the creation of jobs for the people are the most important issues. There is a large gap in the agriculture business. The approach of the new government is quite prominent.”
Rigwealth Group notes that the civil engineering sector is the key to Ghana’s development, however for now only little attention has been given to this sector.
“We came to the realization that job opportunities abound in the agribusiness sector yet graduates from agricultural related programmes are unemployed and/or mostly rely on government for employment instead of doing something on their own to employ themselves.”
“Government should introduce more programs to encourage youth to get into agriculture. That is where we come in as a centre. Our target sector is mainly the youth. Each year about 3,500 students come out from agriculture related programs, but where do they go? How many jobs are being created?”
“The renewables is a great area for us now and we would really like to do it through a private partnership arrangement. So far, those that we have in the pipeline, we have been lucky enough to have funding for from KFW which is the funding arm of the German government.”
“As far as the power crisis is concerned, it started in 2012 when we had difficulties with the gas supply from Nigeria. That was the genesis of the power difficulties that we had and it went on for a while until the then government intervened in 2014, 2015, and 2016. They brought in some emergency solutions with what we call emergency power plants.”
“One of the greatest challenges in the logistics and shipping sector is the cost of doing business. Since last year, there has been a significant increase in port charges, shipping line charges, and the exchange rate.”