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Ghana Is The Safest Place To Do Business In West Africa – Akufo-Addo Tells Investors in Dubai
President Akufo-Addo has told investors in Dubai that Ghana is the right place for them to invest because the country is the safest in the whole of West Africa.
Apart from the safety, Mr Akufo-Addo said a number of initiatives have also been introduced to make business transactions easier for all.
“As part of the process of formalizing the economy we have amongst others, implemented a digital property address system, issued biometric national identification cards to residents so that every resident will have a unique identification number, ensure paperless transaction at our ports.
“Today, we are the safest country in West Africa, we are the largest recipients of foreign direct investments in West Africa. We are ranked 3rd in the ease of doing businesses index in West Africa.
“We are the new commercial capital of Africa by virtue of our hosting of the Secretariat of the Africa Continental Free trade Area, we are the second largest cocoa producer in the world, we are the largest producer of gold in Africa, we are endowed with considerable deposits of bauxite, iron ore, manganese, lithium, oil and gas, diamond and timber and we are geographically, closer than any other country to the centre of the planet,” he said at the Expo 2020 in Dubai.
