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<p>Ghana has set a very ambitious target of $3billion in Foreign Direct Investment for 2021.</p>


Ghana targets $3bn in FDI flows for 2021

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<p>As Ghana moves to adopt seamless procedures on the import and export of goods through an electronic customs management system. Yofi Grant, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Ghana taps technology for seamless customs procedures

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<p>Ghana’s Finance Minister recently updated the country&#8217;s parliament on the fiscal implications of the coronavirus pandemic. Yofi Grant, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre joins CNBC Africa to discuss some key takeaways from the engagement.</p>


GIPC’s Yofi Grant on Ghana’s COVID-19 economic plan

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<p>Despite a continuous spike in inflation and complaints of revenue losses by businesses, Nigeria&#8217;s borders will remain closed until January 2020. CNBC Africa’s Samuel Onalaru has more on this story.</p>


Nigeria’s closed borders: Who wins?

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<p>The ripple effects of Nigeria&#8217;s partially closed borders continues to reverberate across neighbouring countries in West Africa. From Sochi in Russia – to discuss this story and more, Yofi Grant, CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre joins CNBC Africa.</p>


How Nigeria’s border closure is affecting trade with its neighbours

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<p>Yofi Grant, the CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre joined CNBC Africa&#8217;s Chris Bishop and Kenneth Igbomor to explore how Ghana is positioning itself to investors at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town.</p>


Yofi Grant on what makes Ghana attractive to investors

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<p>Ghana says it will donate $10 million for the Operationalisation of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement this comes as the country was selected as the home for the Secretariat of the treaty. Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council, Yofi Grant, joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


AFCFTA: Investment case for Ghana

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<p>Ghana moved up six places to rank 114 out of 190 economies in the World Bank’s 2019 Doing Business Report. The country’s score increased by 2.06 to 59.22. Yofi Grant, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre joins CNBC Africa to discuss the ease of doing business in Ghana.</p>


Ghana up 6 places in doing business ranking

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<p>Ghana&#8217;s President Nana Akufo-Addo says the country welcomes investors in the government&#8217;s priority areas. The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre is charged with promoting and facilitating investments into the country. Yofi Grant, CEO of the GIPC joins CNBC Africa to discuss the challenges.</p>


Ghana woos investors

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<p>As Ghana celebrates its 61st independence day today, Yofi Grant, CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre joins CNBC Africa to take stock of the country&#8217;s progress so far and for an outlook for the country in its new year.</p>


Ghana turns 61 today: What are we celebrating?

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<p>Yofi Grant, CEO Ghana Investment Promotion Center joins CNBC Africa from Accra to discuss the country&#8217;s investment space in 2018.</p>


Investors have confidence in Ghana’s economy – GIPC CEO

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<p>Year 2017 has been a relatively good year for Ghana and the latest figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service show that Ghana’s gross domestic product growth rose to 9.3 per cent in the third quarter, up from 9 per cent.</p>


Ghana economic outlook for 2018

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<p>According to the Bank of Ghana&#8217;s summary of economic and financial data, Ghana raked in 8.95 billion dollars from cocoa, oil and gold exports as at August 2017. This represents a growth of 27.8 per cent between August 2016 and the same period in 2017</p>


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AFCFTA: Investment case for Ghana

Ghana up 6 places in doing business ranking

Ghana woos investors

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Ghana targets $3bn in FDI flows for 2021

Ghana taps technology for seamless customs procedures

GIPC’s Yofi Grant on Ghana’s COVID-19 economic plan

Nigeria’s closed borders: Who wins?

How Nigeria’s border closure is affecting trade with its neighbours

Yofi Grant on what makes Ghana attractive to investors

AFCFTA: Investment case for Ghana

Ghana up 6 places in doing business ranking

Ghana woos investors

Ghana turns 61 today: What are we celebrating?

Investors have confidence in Ghana’s economy – GIPC CEO

Ghana economic outlook for 2018

Ghana’s export revenues hit $8.9bn

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