The inaugural Northern Trade, Industry, and Investment Summit, which kicked off last Tuesday in Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region, has come to a close.
The summit's goal was to provide a venue for companies to enhance their capabilities across a range of trade and industrial sectors.
With the display of goods and services and business seminars, it also aimed to highlight the numerous business prospects in the north and connect startups with investors.
Promoting trade, industry, and investment in Northern Ghana through capacity development was the focus of the event.
The Northern Regional Coordination Council (NRCC), the Ghana Enterprise Agency, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, and the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (CPD), a non-governmental organization, worked together to organize it.
financed by the ADB Bank as well as the Ghana Free Zones Authority.
Unrealized possibilities
Even though there were plenty of resources in the north, Shani Alhassan Shaibu, the Northern Regional Minister, who launched the summit, stated they weren't completely utilized for the benefit of the people because of capacity issues.
He expressed confidence that the summit will contribute to addressing this issue by enhancing the capabilities of participants in the various value chains and connecting them to funding and investment possibilities.
He reaffirmed the NRCC's dedication to making the summit a success and to fostering trade and investment possibilities in the area.
Boost investment.
Ismail Yahuza, Executive Director of CPD, stated that the conference aimed to overcome the investment gap.
As a result, he stated, "We are organizing this program to strengthen the ability of company owners and ask investors to come and see all we have so they may invest in the ecological zone. The north has rich untapped resources, both natural and human.
The success of the summit, he stressed, depended on the active participation of business owners and their willingness to explore the opportunities offered in the region. He urged small business owners in the five regions of the north to take advantage of the summit and showcase their products to potential customers and investors.
Mr. Yahuza also urged investors to investigate and seize the region's prospective investment prospects, since it was blessed with a wealth of resources.
Gladys K. W. Kinyuah, the commercial attaché for Kenya in Ghana, praised the summit's organizers for their efforts in fostering economic development and prosperity in the nation.
Nonetheless, she urged company owners to benefit from the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which gave them the chance to broaden their customer base and enter new markets all across the continent.