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Speaking at the 2017 Ghana Economic Forum on the theme “Building a Ghanaian Owned Economy, 60 years on, The Role of Insurance”, Lartey mentioned 10 critical things that insurance will do to improve economic development if proper attention is given to its essence in the economy.
The 2017 Ghana Investment Summit is to take place in the end of August in Ghana’s capital of Accra, and its objectives are aligned with the President Akufo-Addo’s vision of making Ghana the most business-friendly and people-friendly economy in Africa.
Earlier in June, Nana Akufo-Addo announced that the mandate of his administration is to lay foundations to the most business-friendly and people-friendly economy in Africa, which will create jobs and prosperity for all Ghanaians.
The insurance industry in Ghana is dominated by the non-life business, which constituted 48.8 percent of the total gross written premium in 2013.
“We see so much potential for power generation because the current overall national power deficit is about 360 MW and renewable energy for example can offset over 90% of this deficit,” explains Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, the right partner for electricity engineering projects in West Africa.
“The tourism market in Ghana is certainly on an upward trend, there are no two ways about that,” says Adrian Landry, Labadi Beach Hotel, which recently opened the best spa in Accra.
“We can see Volta River Authority playing a dominant role as the major energy utility in this country,” says Isaac Kirk Koffi, Chief Executive of Volta River Authority (VRA).
AFGRI Ghana discusses the effects of the economic downturn on agricultural development in the country.
“Prospects are good. We have seen some level of stability in the currency. The second half is always structurally and seasonally very good in Ghana,” explains John Awuah, CEO & MD of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB).
“We do not need foreign assistance of that kind to develop the country,” maintains Frank Brako Adu Jr, Managing Director of CAL Bank.
