Tag: GIPC
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GIPC and UNDP engage stakeholders on SDG Investor Map Utilisation
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held its first breakfast meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investor Map utilization, with the goal of channelling investments into major investment opportunity areas identified in the SDG Investor Map for Ghana. The SDG Investor Map which was initiated…
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Yofi Grant re-elected as Regional Director for the Steering Board of WAIPA
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) represented by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Yofi Grant, has been re-elected as the Regional Director (Sub Saharan Africa) for the Steering Board of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA). The elections took place during the 25th WAIPA General Assembly and World Investment Conference, which occurred in…
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GIPC, Dubai South sign MoU to accelerate economic ties and bilateral trade
Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), the foremost investment attraction and promotion agency under the presidential office of Ghana, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Dubai South, the largest single-urban master development focusing on aviation, logistics and real estate to promote all-round economic cooperation, bilateral trade and investment. The agreement, which was signed at…
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Ghana set to showcase “limitless investment possibilities’ at Dubai Expo 2020
Ghana will be participating in the largest cultural and diplomatic fair, as 192 countries converge at the World Expo 2020, which will be held in Dubai from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The country is poised to leverage this grand occasion, to showcase the immense opportunities it offers across business, culture and human…
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Ghana records $874 million of inbound investments in first half of 2021
Latest Data from Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, GIPC, indicates that the country recorded $874m in investments in the first half of this year from 122 projects. Of the total investments, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) component amounted to $829.29 million, while the local component accounted for $44.72 million. This is an increase 32.15% over the…
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GIPC, Information Ministry launch ‘Spark Up’ Investment Summit
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Information (MOI), on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, launched the annual investment summit dubbed ‘Spark Up’, at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City. Themed “Reawakening the Giant: Maximizing Ghana’s Investment Potential”, the Summit, which will take place on September 6, 2021, will engender open…
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Rwanda High Commissioner to Ghana calls for strengthened economic cooperation
Rwanda High Commissioner to Ghana, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira has called on African countries to encourage trading among themselves to boost living standards across the continent. According to her, Africans must redirect spending to the continent to help foster stronger continental integration, the primary aim of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). She made…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Ghanaian businesses need better incentives than protection – Yofi Grant
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr. Yofi Grant, says Ghanaian businesses are better off with government incentives aimed at fostering their growth rather than being protected from foreign competition. Speaking during week 2 of the Citi Business Festival on the theme, ‘Doing business in Ghana as a Micro Small…
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Standard is the language of trade; it’s critical to meet them – Prof. Dodoo to businesses
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Standards Authority (GRA), Prof. Alex Dodoo, has said it is extremely important for entrepreneurs to be concerned about the role of standardization in their businesses if they seek to excel. According to him, standardization is “the language of trade”. Prof. Alex Dodoo was speaking on the theme…
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Take advantage of incentives, tax exemptions and rebates – Tax analyst urges businesses
Businesses continue to be encouraged not to lose sight of the government’s tax waivers to enable them to grow and sustain their operations. Tax analyst and Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law, Dr. Abdallah Ali-Nakyea, says there exists an array of incentives, tax exemptions, and rebates that, Micro Small and Medium…