President Akufo-Addo to host Presidential Business Summit 2021

His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will host a Presidential Business Summit at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra from September 14-15, 2021.

The Summit, an annual calendar event is organized by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with the Office of the President and selected ministries, departments and agencies (MDA) to provide a platform for structured dialogue between the government and the private sector on critical areas of interest to the private sector.

The theme of the Summit is “Public-private dialogue on the role of the private sector in Ghana’s post-COVID economic recovery”, and His Excellency the President will deliver the opening speech.

Speakers include the World Bank Group Country Director – Mr. Pierre Frank Laporte, Senior Presidential Advisor – Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Minister of Trade and Industry – Alan Kyerematen, Minister of Finance – Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Energy – Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (MP), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance – Charles Adu-Boahen, and Governor of the Bank of Ghana – Dr Ernest Addison.

Discussions with the private sector during plenary sessions will focus on five (5) cross-cutting thematic areas covering: Tax and non-tax incentives to support production and private sector development; Foreign exchange regulation and currency stability; Access to finance and cost of capital; Price, availability, access and reliability of energy; and Support local industries through public procurement and local content regulation.

This will be followed by breakout sessions for a deep dive into seven (7) economic sectors, including Agriculture and Agri-food; Manufacturing; construction and mining; Financial services; Information and communication technologies; Tourism and hospitality; and Transport and Logistics

Summit deliberations will feed into the government’s strategic framework for private sector development, including, but not limited to, the budget statement and economic policy for the year 2022.

The outcome of the Presidential Business Summit will be a Ghanaian Business Pact that will detail specific priority areas of government policy interventions in support of private sector development.

Admission to this event is strictly by invitation. The opening ceremony will be covered live by GTV and broadcast live online. Those interested can register on the Facebook pages of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (@ghanamoti); Ministry of Information (@ moi.gov.gh); and the Office of the President (@GhanaPresidency).