Tag: David Ofosu Dorte
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Leverage crises to improve fortunes of continent – Ofosu-Dorte
Senior partner at AB and David law firm, David Ofosu-Dorte is admonishing African governments and businesses to leverage crises to improve the fortunes of the continent. According to him, this will make the continent more resilient and self-sufficient. Speaking at the Citi TV and ISSER’s Cedi Summit in Accra, David Ofosu-Dorte, noted that every crisis…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Many Ghanaian businesses not Africa-focused – Ofosu-Dorte
A senior partner at AB & David, David Ofosu-Dorte, says many Ghanaian businesses have limited their focus to operating only in Ghana unlike their counterparts in other parts of the continent. He said comparatively, Ghana ranks low in Africa on the number of its businesses that have penetrated other African markets. Speaking on the on-air…
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Politics, uncoordinated actions slowing Ghana’s investment potentials – Ofosu-Dorte
Ghana is not standing tall as a fine investment spot among its counterparts on the African continent, mainly due to politics. Not only is partisan politics affecting the country’s investment potentials, but also the “lack of coordinated thinking and action”, a Senior Partner of AB & David Africa, David Ofosu-Dorte has said. For him, the…
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Government urged to minimize interference in decision making activities of SOEs
Senior Partner at AB & David, David Ofosu-Dorte says privatization of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is not the only way to ensure they consistently churn out profit and help in the growth of Ghana’s economy. According to him, in spite of the high proceeds, the net direct revenue from privatization has been relatively modest, due…
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Shift focus from upscaling to upgrading – Ofosu-Dorte urges businesses
Stakeholders in Ghana’s manufacturing sector are being encouraged to prioritize upgrading over upscaling when it comes to goods and services emanating from Ghana into other African countries as part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Trade data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows that a handful of countries…
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African leaders urged to ensure AfCFTA implementation in 2021 1st quarter
African countries that have ratified the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), have been challenged to take advantage of the next commencement date for the implementation of the AfCFTA, and ensure its implementation. This follows the postponement of the commencement of the implementation from July this year to the first quarter of 2021, due to…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Pharmaceutical firms urged to use AfCFTA to boost drug production
Businesses in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector have been challenged to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to export more of their products to other African countries. Even though the African pharmaceutical market is growing rapidly, the continent still imports over 70% of the drugs it consumes. Commenting on the opportunities…
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Nigeria’s border closure doesn’t contravene AfCFTA – Ofosu-Dorte
As African Countries prepare for the implementation of the Continental Free Trade Agreement in July this year, Senior Partner of A.B and David Pan African law firm, David Ofosu-Dorte, says Nigeria’s continuous closure of its border with Benin will not derail the purpose of the pact. Nigeria, which is West Africa’s biggest economy, closed its…
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AfCFTA will make politicians powerless — Ofosu-Dorte
The Executive Chairman of AB & David Africa, a pan-African law firm, David Ofosu-Dorte says over the next decade the implementation of the continental free trade agreement will shift power from politicians to trade. Speaking on Citi TV’s current affairs programme, Point of View, Mr. Ofosu-Dorte explained that the continent’s development is currently largely driven…
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Ghana must improve strategy & capacity in Chinese negotiations – Ofosu-Dortey
A lawyer and Senior Partner at AB & David Law affiliates, David Ofosu-Dortey has said that Ghana’s seeming fixation with China as the most preferred trade partner is based on the country’s lack of strategy. According to him, Ghana has for a very long time engaged trade partners like China without a detailed strategy hence often…