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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce And AmCham Ghana Host Ghana’s Finance Minister For A Private Business Roundtable

By Albert Ludwig Botchway, AmCham Communications
By Albert Ludwig Botchway, AmCham Communications
Albert Ludwig Botchway is the Communications Officer at the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana (AmCham Ghana), where he leads the Chamber’s communications strategy and brand visibility. He drives stakeholder engagement, media relations, and content initiatives that strengthen U.S.–Ghana business relations. His work supports trade, investment, data protection awareness, and innovation across the Chamber’s activities

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce And AmCham Ghana Host Ghana’s Finance Minister For A Private Business Roundtable

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana on Friday, April 12, 2019, hosted Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta for a Private Business Roundtable at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, USA.

The United States is one of Ghana’s biggest trading partners with a long history of cooperation and with over $1.6 billion in trade volume. The Private Roundtable was to provide an opportunity for U.S. Companies to explore opportunities in priority sectors such as energy, transportation, Agriculture, digital economy and finance.

April 12, 2019 – Washington, DC, USA: Ghana Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Photo by Ian Wagreich / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Also, the meeting aimed at fostering partnerships geared towards expanding business activities and further consolidating the already existing good relations between the two countries.

The Finance Minister provided a status update on President Nana Akufo-Addo’s Ghana Beyond Aid Agenda and shared new ways companies can be involved.

The Private Roundtable was organized in partnership with GIPC and was sponsored by ExxonMobil.

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