Business News of Monday, 18 March 2019Source: Jubilee HouseTime to invest in Africa is now – Dr Bawumia challenges Indian investorsplay videoDr Mahamudu BawumiaThe Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged investors to constructively engage their African counterparts as the governments and peoples of the continent gear up to take their destinies in their own hands and assume their rightful places in the comity of nations. According to Dr Bawumia, “Africa is on the move; a continent eager to shake off past failures due to blind colonial and cold-war alignments and sheer bad governance. Outlining a number of areas which would make an investment in Africa an attractive proposition, Vice President Bawumia urged participants to “Let our conversation about the future move outside old boxes of doing business, and old government-business engagements”. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and other African leaders had the pleasure of signing the Agreement establishing the African continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA). Let us know what we are not doing well as governments and what can be done to strengthen business partnerships.

Source: GhanaWeb March 17, 2019 20:26 UTC