AGI President Addresses India-Ghana Business Summit

Dr. Humphrey Kwesi Ayim Darke,
President, AGI

It was a night of great business focused presentations, coupled with intense diplomacy and comradery among captains of industry, over a sumptuous dinner, at the just ended India-Ghana Business Summit, held at Kempinski Hotel,Gold Coast City, Accra Ghana, under theme:

 “ Strengthening India - Ghana Business Relations, Post COVID''.

The summit which was organised by the India High commission, in partnership with the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) was highly subscribed by both members the India and Ghana business communities.

In his address, the President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. Humphrey Kwesi Ayim Darke engaged the anticipating audience of captains of industry, government representatives and media, expressing that, Ghana is home to many Indians, 

as he appreciates how a great number of Indians have made Ghana their home with their treasures and investments, urging the Indian business community to move beyond family businesses to enlist on the Ghana stock exchange and the Alternative Market, beyond limitations and families.

Dr. Humphrey Kwesi Ayim Darke,

advocated for partnerships in technical cooperation, particularly in the area of agribusiness, in terms of value addition and processing. 

Indicating that agriculture is one area which requires serious intervention for economic transformation.

The AGI president, expressed with subtle vehemence on the need to place export  tariff on the primary raw agriculture products (non cash crops) to encourage processing, job creation, value addition, domestic tax generation and structural transformation of the economy And food security for the nation.

On the issue of policy inconsistencies and restoration of the benchmark values, Dr. Humphrey Kwesi Ayim Darke, added that government has given assurances to ensure policy consistency and to deal with the benchmark values albatross, by end of the year, assuring industry that, AGI shall constantly engaged government to make sure that the proper thing is done for industrialization and harmony in the economy.

In his concluding remark, the AGI President encouraged members of the Indian business community to associate themselves with the association towards industrial longevity and sustainability.