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David Burt, Prime Minister of Bermuda with High Commissioner Papa Owusu-Ankomah and other officials
Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland paid a historic official visit to Bermuda to explore business opportunities and deepen bilateral relations between the two countries.
Papa Owusu-Ankomah's visit is the first of its kind from an African ambbadador to the Court of St. James in the UK's oldest independent territory of the Overseas Territories Northwest Atlantic.
He pleaded for Ghana, which is on the road to digitization and industrialization, and called on the business community of Bermuda to badociate with their Ghanaian counterparts.
Bermuda has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, primarily through offshore financial services to non-resident businesses, particularly in the areas of insurance and reinsurance.
He is also known for his tourism and for being the 3rd largest reinsurance market after New York and London. The island is also becoming a major data storage center in the world.
In September 2012, Dr. Leonard Teye-Botchway, a Ghanaian ophthalmic surgeon and medical director of the International Institute of Ophthalmology of Bermuda, was named Honorary Consul General in Bermuda.
It was the first ever honorary consulate of an African country on the island. Over the years, a significant number of Bermudians have traveled to Ghana mainly for tourism, charity, religious and educational activities.
During a courtesy visit by John Rankin, Governor of Bermuda, Mr. Owusu-Ankomah highlighted the many similarities that exist between Ghana and Bermuda, which paves the way for a mutually beneficial economic engagement.
The governor was pleased with the visit and urged both countries to explore opportunities in the fintech and finance sectors.
He congratulated the Ghanaian community of Bermuda for its active and exemplary participation in the island's development program.
The High Commissioner also paid a courtesy call to David Burt, Prime Minister of Bermuda, at the Cabinet Building.
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of the visit and congratulated the government and the people of Ghana for defending the reintegration of the diaspora.
He underscored his government's commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Ghana.
Premier Burt added that hisThe government is working to diversify Bermuda's economy and find new branches of economic activity. One of the opportunities for economic diversification has been to capitalize on Bermuda's strength in the financial services sector – to create a fintech ecosystem of the first order that would attract fintech companies domiciled in Bermuda.
The Prime Minister pointed out that Bermuda, along with other international partners, had deployed Blockchain technology to manage modern financial transactions.
He emphasized that his Government's primary goal was to establish equitable, inclusive and accessible Bermuda, offering all citizens the same opportunities to earn a living, to find a decent job, to pursue a career, to develop a business, and to develop To increase their wealth. without distinction of race, creed, color or heritage.
Mr. Owusu-Ankomah applauded the Prime Minister and his team and highlighted some of the economic developments of the Government of Ghana.
The High Commissioner reiterated his call on Bermudians to explore joint projects with Ghanaians and their partners in the areas of mechanized agriculture, food processing, reinsurance and other sectors of the economy. economy.
With regard to agricultural exports to Bermuda, the High Commissioner was convinced that, given the enormous potential offered by the production of organic products from Ghana, both countries could explore this area.
The Prime Minister and the High Commissioner agreed that it was urgent to tackle the ease of movement of people, goods and services in both countries. The recruitment of professional health workers, craftsmen and other specific technical workers was also discussed.
Dennis Lister, JP, MP, Speaker of the Parliament of Bermuda welcomed Mr. Papa Owusu-Ankomah and his entourage.
The deputy. The President also invited the High Commissioner to his chamber where both parties had mutually beneficial discussions.
The High Commissioner also had talks with the Hon. Zane Desilva, Minister of Tourism and Transportation, Lieutenant Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works and the Hon. Wayne Caines and Minister of National Security.
Mr. Papa Owusu-Ankomah also met with the consular corps of various countries represented in Bermuda.
At a public meeting of Ghanaians, Africans, Bermuda and the Caribbean, the High Commissioner had the opportunity to invite everyone to visit Ghana as we celebrate "the Year of Return" and Let's explore the huge business opportunities.
At a business luncheon hosted by the Bermuda-based African Group, H.Ewusu-Ankomah urged the group to use its unique positions to promote Africa as the next frontier of business.
He also pointed out that most African countries were building a competitive business environment that attracted some of the world's largest multinationals in almost every sector of the economy.
He also discussed the African continental free trade agreement, which will change the game for Africa, and encouraged the group to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the single market.
The visit was hosted by Dr. Leonard Teye-Botchway, Honorary Consul General of Ghana, Bermuda, badisted by Nana Otu Turkson, a Ghanaian national who is a surveyor and a lawyer with the Bermuda Department of Public Works.
The High Commissioner was accompanied by Matilda Alomatu; Osei-Agyeman, Minister / Head of Chancery; Kofi Addo, Minister Counselor / Trade and Investment; Papa Kow Bartels, Minister Counselor for Trade and Investment and Godwin Tsidi, First Secretary of Finance, High Commission of Ghana, United Kingdom.
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