Business News of Tuesday, 17 November 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comDiaspora Engagement Policy to be passed soon – Foreign Affairs Minister revealsForeign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor BotchweyMinister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, hinted that Diaspora Engagement Policy will soon be submitted to Cabinet for approval. Speaking at the first diaspora breakfast meeting held in Accra, the Foreign Affairs Minister said, “My Ministry has been working in collaboration with the Diaspora Affairs, Office of the President and other stakeholders including the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre to finalize the Policy, which will soon be submitted to Cabinet for approval”. It will also provide leveraging of investment benefits and privileges through strategies that promote foreign direct investment to Ghana. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey further noted that the policy when passed will give diasporans equal rights and privileges just as Ghanaians here enjoy. Also, the policy will facilitate the production and dissemination of relevant data on the Ghanaian diaspora to strengthen the country’s engagement with them.

Source: GhanaWeb November 17, 2020 14:03 UTC