Business News of Thursday, 19 March 2020Source: laudbusiness.comCoronavirus: A good reminder that Africa must industrialise – GabbyGabby Asare Otchere-DarkoFormer Executive Director of the Danquah Institute (DI), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has said the outbreak of the coronavirus infection presents an opportunity for African countries to industrialised. He noted that most of the imported goods in Africa are from Covid-19 infested countries including China. A good reminder of the urgency for AFRICA to industrialise,” Gabby who is also a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), said in a twee. He also urged restaurants in Ghana to up their game during these time of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says that, even though the Coronavirus pandemic presents severe consequences for the country, it also presents Ghana with an opportunity to reduce her dependency on imports.

Source: GhanaWeb March 19, 2020 06:56 UTC