Prime Minister Mark Phillips in discussion with the Ghanian Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, after his arrival at the CJIA in December 2021
Minister for Trade and Industry of the Republic of Ghana, Kobina Hammond will lead a government-private sector delegation from May 19 to 24 to further explore possibilities for trade and investment between Ghana and Guyana.
Other Government Ministers on the delegation will be Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong and Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.
The delegation will also include the Deputy Ministers of Trade and Industry and of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and a number of private sector representatives.
During the visit, the Ghana Chamber of Commerce will be launched on Monday. The ceremony will take place on the third floor of the Amici building.
The delegation will meet with Ministers of the Government of Guyana and the private sector over the period May 22 and 23 at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. In addition, the team will tour Guyana Shorebase Inc today.
Back in December 2021, Ghanian Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia visited Guyana during which several bilateral cooperation agreements were signed to further improve relations between the two countries.
During that visit, Dr Bawumia and delegation engaged in high-level bilateral discussions at both the Government and private sector levels, including engagements with President Irfaan Ali, Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, and other Ministers of Government.
Vice President Bawumia also meet with members of the Ghanaian diaspora and paid a visit to the University of Guyana.
Vice President Bawumia’s visit follows on the heels of the three-day visit Jagdeo paid to Ghana in October that year where he had held talks with his Ghanian counterpart. Following these discussions, he had announced that Ghanian experts would be reviewing Guyana’s draft local content legislation.
During Jagdeo’s meeting with the Ghanian Vice President, they had also spoke about the initiatives that Ghana implemented to further its industrial agenda and develop its non-oil economy.
