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World-Meets-in-Ghana Investors Forum and Executive Dinner Ball

World-Meets-in-Ghana Investors Forum and Executive Dinner Ball will be held in Ghana from 3^rd – 4^th May 2019 in Kumasi the Capital city of the Ashanti region. The investment forum and dinner ball is under the theme “Ghana a promising investment destination in Africa. The program is under the leadership of His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Ashanti Kingdom.

The World-Meets-in-Ghana (WOMEG) 2019 has been organized to commemorate the 20 years reign anniversary of His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Ashanti Kingdom.

An executive dinner ball will be held on the 3^rd of May whiles the Business Forum takes place on 4^th May 2019.

Special guest of honors’ expected to grace this event include His Excellency, Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Professor Napoleon Moses, Chairman, ACCESS Global Inc, and Nana Appiagyei Dankawoso I.

The event discussions will cover thematic areas as follows

The need for businesses to promote their business in Ghana and Internationally.
The need to invest in the fastest growing economy -Ghana – for more returns.
Ghana is the safest place to do business dues to its political stability.
Ghana provides endless opportunities to expand their business and investments.

Speakers are the World-Meets-in-Ghana Investors Forum and Executive Dinner Ball will talk on very important topics including. Speakers are seasoned business leaders, the diplomatic corps, government official, policymakers and academicians from top Universities in America and Europe who are expected to bring to bear their global perspective of business on the event and to help champion and propel business growth, expansion, and development in the country.

Ghanaian incentive regime
Priority Sectors of Government
Guarantees, public debt, and risk-sharing schemes
Key trends and developments in FDIs
Financial sector consolidation programme and likely effect on FDI
Key issues in the global investment landscape Source: Worldmeetimghana

Discussions at the forum are also expected to cover issues relating to challenges and opportunities in Ghana for investors in Education, Industry and Manufacturing, Wholesale, Information and Telecommunication, banking and finance and real estate development.

A unique feature of the World-Meets-In-Ghana forum is a Face-to-Face Session (F2F) with Sector Ministers. This will offer investors a great opportunity to have face to face interactions with key ministries and the sector ministers to discuss investment opportunities in these sectors of the Ghanaian economy. The sectors of great interest are Agriculture, Roads and Highways, Healthcare, Transport and logistics, Water and Sanitation. Others include Lands and Natural Resources, (Energy, Works, Housing and Infrastructure Development), (Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts), Education, Training and Development, and Science and Technology among others.

At the Executive Dinner Ball, individuals in the industry who have contributed immensely to various sectors of the economy will be awarded. Best practices in business shall be awarded and for their significant contribution to socio-economic development. These awards shall be jointly conferred by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and the President of the Republic of Ghana.

This program is being organized at a time that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Ghana’s Economy will be the joint fastest growing economy in Africa alongside Sudan for 2019. The Ghanaian economy is expected to grow at 8.8 in 2019 followed by Rwanda, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast. They are expected to grow by 7.8, 7.7 and 7.5 respectively.

Ghana is the fastest growing Economy in Africa

This event is expected to market Ghana, as the preferred destination for multinational companies from all over the world as the World-Meets-in-Ghana and the World-Meets-in-Ghana Investors Forum and Executive Dinner Ball in Kumasi in the Ashanti region.