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Chief Executive, Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum-Akwaboah says Ghanaian Industries operators expect a budget that will make way for employment opportunities.
This, according to him, is because the outbreak of the novel coronavirus has left many businesses in despair with its effect on employment in the country currently.
His comment comes ahead of the country’s budget hearing for 2021 Friday as many anticipate an increase in taxes.
“We are expecting a good, a good budget that will be very inclusive, a good budget that will help create the jobs that we need,” he said.
Sharing his expectation of budget on the Business Edition of PM: Express Thursday, Mr Twum Akwaboah said “as an industry, we believe that the best way to create a sustainable job is to support industrial development.”
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BY: Della Russel Ocloo
Category: General News
From Left: Mr Benard Avle (Moderator), Madam Fatima Alimohamed, Chairperson, Agribusiness Sector of the Association of Ghana Industries, and CEO, Africa Brand Warrior, Mr Anthony Nyame-Baafi, Technical Advisor of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Madam Jamila Sedena Abdel Vetah, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General, AfCFTA Secretariat, Mr Ernest Ansah Lartey, Research & Head, Peace and Security Studies Programme, KAIPTC
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Stakeholders at a dialogue series on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Private Sector Development have called for the establishment of strong structures that will ensure that the single African market concept for goods and services is a success.
Good morning! Those were great videos. Ayikoo!
Today’s event is very near and dear to my heart. My top priorities as Ambassador include stimulating business development and job growth in Ghana. I’d like to commend the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the former Ministry of Business Development for their roles in working with the governments of the United States and Denmark, as well as with the Ghanaian business community, to promote important legal and regulatory changes that have positively affected so many business people and entrepreneurs.
The Business Sector Advisory Challenge Fund (BUSAC) has worked tirelessly over the last 16 years to bridge the gap between industry and policy makers in Ghana, and to spur greater private sector growth and business development. In the spirit of donor harmonization, the U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, funded the BUSAC Program along with the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) and the Eu
Accra, GHANA ndash; On February 18, the U. S. government, through the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), joined the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) and the government of Ghana to commemorate the closing of the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund (BUSAC).