Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia with the Brazilian investors at the Flagstaff House
Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the international business community of Ghana’s readiness to create a business-friendly environment, indicating that the Akufo-Addo administration intends to empower and partner the country’s private sector to serve as the engine of growth in the economy.
He gave the assurance when a Brazilian business delegation, led by Ambassador Laudemar Goncalves de Aguiar Neto, Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Ghana, paid a courtesy call on him at the Flagstaff House on Monday.
Commending the Brazilian businesses for the important role they continue to play in Ghana’s economy, Dr Bawumia said the Akufo-Addo administration would promote the development of businesses.
“The vision of our government is to promote a business-friendly, private sector driven economy, so we want to encourage as much foreign investors as possible to invest in Ghana and invigorate the economy.
“The areas you’re involved in are very valuable and creating jobs, and we appreciate your continued support. We have very ambitious targets for Ghana, and that will be achieved in partnership with the private sector. We want to make Ghana the most business-friendly country in Africa.”
Ambassador Laudemar Neto recalled the historic relationship between Brazil and Ghana and reiterated his government’s commitment to strengthening the already strong bonds through trade.
“We support the Ghanaian government’s desire for business, and I am happy to say that more Brazilian companies are turning an eye to Ghana,” he declared.
A number of Brazilian companies have invested in Ghana in areas such as road construction, rice farming, paint production and cashew processing.
The Brazilian delegation included Karl Nasr, Honorary Consul of Brazil to Ghana at Tema; Lidiane Jaconi, Managing Director of Brazil Agribusiness Group; Marcos Alexandre Silva, Managing Director, West Africa, for Quieroz Galvao Construction; Danilo Trinchao Pires Rios, Country Representative of Odebrecht Construction International and Jose Roberto Passareli, Country Manager of Contracta Construction Ghana Ltd.
The rest were Charles Galvao, Executive Chairman for Construtora OAS Ghana Ltd; Eng Fernando Mariano, CEO –Ghana for Andrade Gutierrez; Patricio Assis, Managing Director of Usibras Ghana, and Michael Akoto of the Commercial Section of the Brazilian Embassy in Ghana.
Charles Takyi Boadu, Flagstaff House