By Francis Kobena Tandoh
The Ghana government’s 24-hour economy and big push policies will materialize if the private sector is made to play an active role, according to a top business leader during the opening of the 6th Ghana Investment Trade Week (GITW) in Accra on Wednesday.
Emmanuel Cheery, president of the Ghana Chamber of Construction and Industry, told the media on the sidelines of the GITW, he observed that the private sector’s role is essential in ensuring the government executes those two important policies successfully.
“The government’s 24-hour economy and big push can only materialize if the private sector has a direct role to play. The government alone cannot play that role unless it has the tacit support of the private sector; therefore, we have a responsibility to play,” said Cheery.
He explained the chamber of construction and industry, together with their international counterparts, were at the trade week to map out strategies to ensure the Ghanaian government meets its target of transforming the housing, road, and infrastructure development of the West African country.
“We are here to brainstorm to come up with ideas to help the government shape its policy to make sure that the 24-hour economy, the big push agenda, becomes a reality,” he added.
Zahoor Ahmed, vice president of strategy and partnerships for MIE groups, observed that the trade week has recorded a tremendous increase in terms of patronage over the years and stressed the rationale for organizing such an event is to promote partnership between the private sector and the government.
“The GITW has grown in size and numbers, and we are very happy that we have got international participation, and the reason why they are here is that they want to do business in Ghana. Our mandate is to grow our platforms to champion business-to-business and to push partnership between the government and the industry,” Ahmed said.
The 6th edition of GITW 2025, which commenced on July 2 at the Accra International Conference Centre, will end on July 4.
As Ghana accelerates its position as a regional trade and investment hub, this flagship platform will bring together over 1,500 attendees from government, industry, and global capital markets to unlock transformative investment opportunities across Africa. Enditem
Source: Ghana Eye Report
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