Rev. Okesun (left) in a handshake with the Hungarian Ambassador
Andras Szabo, Hungary’s Ambassador to Ghana, has paid a working visit to Krif Ghana Limited Office in Accra to obtain first-hand information about the operations of the company.
The envoy, accompanied by David Bekesi, Economic Counselor of the Hungarian Embassy, was welcomed by the Executive Chairman of Krif Ghana, Rev. Kennedy Okosun and his management team.
Ambassador Szabo was taken on a tour of the Krif Office and was introduced to some of the company’s equipment on sale imported from Hungary and other parts of Europe and US.
Rev. Okosun briefed the envoy on the company’s mission and vision and Krif’s relationship with Hungarian companies.
He said over the past two decades, Krif has represented leading brands in Europe, US and Asia in Ghana.
Rev. Okosun said Krif’s relationship with government and people of Hungary commenced in October 2015 when he met Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Hungary, during his official visit to Ghana.
“I held discussions with him on ways of partnering Hungarian companies to create more jobs for the people of Hungary, as well as the people of the Republic of Ghana and deepen bilateral relations between Ghana and Hungary.
“We are pleased to state that Krif Ghana, since this meeting, established a business relationship with Aquis Innovo, a leading manufacturer of Queue Management System, Customer Feedback System and Information Terminals, comprehensively named Customer Service Solutions,” he said.
Rev. Okosun said the company had procured over 20 Customer Feedback devices from Aquis Innovo for HFC Ghana Limited, one of the country’s leading financial institutions.
These devices have been successfully deployed and will be formally commissioned by the bank before the end of the month.
“We are also in discussions with another Hungarian company, Schulze to establish Ghana’s first dental training school and laboratory.
When established, the laboratory is expected to provide employment for over 50 Hungarians in the first two years of operations,” he said.
Challenges
Rev. Okosun said “we have on several occasions had cause to question the commitment and business decision to partner with these Hungarian companies, especially when we could procure these same equipment and services from other parts of Europe cheaper and quicker.”
He appealed to the envoy to, as a matter of urgency, help address the challenges presented by Hungarian business.
On behalf of the board, management and Team Players of Krif Ghana Limited, he expressed appreciation to the Ambassador for the august visit.
By Cephas Larbi