The Jobs and Economic Transformation Programme of Ghana has received a UK’s boost commitment of £20 million.
The £20 million planned investment in the
Ghanaian economy through The Jobs and Economic Transformation Programme
would boost Ghana government’s job creation efforts and infrastructure
development.
Ghanaian economy through The Jobs and Economic Transformation Programme
would boost Ghana government’s job creation efforts and infrastructure
development.
It was announced by UK’s Minister of
State for Africa at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister of
State at the Department for International Development, Harriett Baldwin,
during a meeting with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo
in Accra.
State for Africa at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Minister of
State at the Department for International Development, Harriett Baldwin,
during a meeting with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo
in Accra.
Minister Baldwin in her brief remarks
stated that she was in Ghana to signal the United Kingdom’s support to
government’s agenda of a Ghana beyond Aid.
stated that she was in Ghana to signal the United Kingdom’s support to
government’s agenda of a Ghana beyond Aid.
“We are announcing a 20 million pound
programme on jobs and economic transformation which will seek to work in
four main ways in terms of investment promotion, in terms of policy, in
terms of localization of jobs, in terms of
infrastructure development, and to leveraging even more investments
into Ghana’s very vibrant economy and to create thousands of jobs for
Ghanaians,” the Minister added.
programme on jobs and economic transformation which will seek to work in
four main ways in terms of investment promotion, in terms of policy, in
terms of localization of jobs, in terms of
infrastructure development, and to leveraging even more investments
into Ghana’s very vibrant economy and to create thousands of jobs for
Ghanaians,” the Minister added.
According to President Akufo-Addo, his
government is hopeful that the UK’s new approach in dealing with Ghana
will yield dividends for both countries.
government is hopeful that the UK’s new approach in dealing with Ghana
will yield dividends for both countries.
“It is good that the British government
has now seen the necessity to support this area of our development and
to do so with this new instruments that you are about to engage in. We
will continue to value our relationship with
Britain and our participation in the Commonwealth,” the President said.
has now seen the necessity to support this area of our development and
to do so with this new instruments that you are about to engage in. We
will continue to value our relationship with
Britain and our participation in the Commonwealth,” the President said.
Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry,
Allan Kyeremanten subsequently signed the Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) on behalf of Ghana, while Harriett Baldwin, signed on behalf of
the United Kingdom.
Allan Kyeremanten subsequently signed the Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) on behalf of Ghana, while Harriett Baldwin, signed on behalf of
the United Kingdom.
