The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with the German-African Business Association (Afrika-Verein) to co-operate with the
objective of fostering bilateral trade and investment between Germany and Ghana.
Both sides under the MoU will among other things, agree to regularly identify specific projects
to be pushed and supported by both parties on business and political levels.
The signing of the MoU was conducted on the sidelines of the third German-African Business
Summit (GABS) held from 11th to 13th February 2019, at the Kempinski Hotel Gold City in
Accra.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIPC, Mr Yofi Grant, signed on behalf of the Centre while
the CEO of the association, Mr Christoph Kannengiesser, signed on their behalf.
The summit which was centred on providing a platform for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
in Africa and Germany to explore business opportunities, brought together over 500 German
and sub-Saharan African high-ranking business executives and government representatives.
The GABS is Germany's signature business event in Africa, where top business and government
leaders from Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa meet every two years to discuss and promote
economic relations between Europe's largest economy and the fastest-growing region in the
world.
This year's event was put together by the Sub-Saharan Africa Initiative of German Business
(SAFRI). The previous GABS was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya.
The GIPC has so far registered 174 projects from Germany from September 1994 to September
2018 with an estimated project value of $74,996,962.31. The projects are spread in the sectors
of agriculture, building and construction, export trading, general trading, liaison, manufacturing,
services and tourism.
Mr. Yofi Grant in his submission highlighted the purpose of the MoU being a platform to further
deepen Ghana’s engagement with Germany and further increase trade and investment for
mutual benefits.
He also mentioned that following the G20 Compact with Africa - Germany Ghana Investors
Forum, held in Accra and Berlin in October 2018, the Centre will be undertaking an investment
mission to Berlin this year to allow for German companies to meet, network, and partner
Ghanaian businesses.
About Afrika-Verein
Afrika-Verein is the nationwide, cross-industry foreign trade association of German companies
and institutions, interested in economic cooperation with the countries of the African
continent.
It promotes the exchange between German and African representatives from business and
politics and in doing so, commits to a new image of Africa in Germany.
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