Ghana congratulates France for technical and economic support

Company News on Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Source: Ghananewsagency.org

2019-07-16

Ghana congratulated France for its constant technical and economic support in the fields of defense, agriculture, health and education, energy and public sector reforms. .

Ms. Cynthia Morrison, Minister for Parity, Children and Social Protection, said it was also heartening to note that French businesses in the country had continued to grow.

French companies based in Ghana have been 65 to 42 over the last three years.

Among them are SCOA (services), CFAO (automotive), Total (energy), SG-SSB (banking sector) and UMARCO (maritime transport).

The minister said he was confident that the presence of these companies would go a long way towards achieving the government's goals of economic transformation and job creation.

Ms. Morrison said this when she led a delegation to participate in the commemoration of the French National Day in Accra.

The French National Day commemorates the taking of the Bastille July 14, 1789, a decisive turning point of the French Revolution and the Federation Day, which celebrated the unity of the French people July 14, 1790.

The minister said that the measures put in place by the government were driving Ghana and its economy into the new digital age, formalizing the economy, reducing the costs of business transactions and facilitating the interaction between businesses and their businesses. customers, especially in the era of technology.

"The implementation of these measures and the strengthening of our macroeconomy have made Ghana the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in West Africa," she added.

Ms. Morrison emphasized a strong commitment to reduce the country's dependence on raw material exports for value-added, adding that Ghana's primary goal was to export value-added products as He was heading towards industrialization.

She praised the close ties between Ghana and France and explained that these links were based on their shared views on many global issues.

She cited climate change, where France played a leading role in the world, and said Ghana was making impressive progress – considered a leading country in Africa in terms of implementing climate change. Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Anne Sophie Avè, France's ambbadador to Ghana, said the nascent bilateral relations between Ghana and France had been further strengthened on all fronts, including political and economic relations.

She referred to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has just completed her four-day official visit to France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, saying that this shows the will to prioritize the best education plans. 'action.

This, she added, is vital to solving regional and global problems and placing the country's development on a more sustainable path.