As part of preparations for the second edition of the “Kwahu Business Forum”, Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah held a crucial meeting with managers of key state-owned financial institutions on Thursday, April 3, 2024 at the presidency.
The “Kwahu Business Forum”, scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 19, 2025 is designed to serve as a platform for dialogue between financial institutions and private sector players.
It will also highlight investment opportunities, discuss policy interventions, and chart a path towards building a more resilient and competitive business landscape in Ghana.
In a brief address, Mr. Debrah, an accomplished Kwahu businessman himself, emphasized President Mahama’s commitment, as pledged in his campaign promise, to create a conducive environment for businesses to thrive.
The discussions, centered on fashioning out practical and tailor-made financial solutions to challenges confronting Ghanaian businesses.
The CEOs also explored innovative support mechanisms as well as capacity-building initiatives for entrepreneurs to nurture their investments from the traditional retail commerce into major scale industrialization projects.
They also touched on how to tap into financial tools to boost small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which form the backbone of Ghana’s economy, to compete globally.
Key among those present at the brainstorming session were the Chief Executive Officer of the Exim Bank, Sylvester Mensah; Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank, Ato Sarpong; CEO of the National Investment Bank (NIB), Doliwura Zakaria and the CEO of Ghana Export Promotions Authority, Francis K. Arthur.
The rest are the Managing Director of the Consolidated Bank Ghana; Daniel Wilson Addo; MD of the Ghana Commercial Bank, Farihan Alhassan; Chief Executive of the Venture Capital Trust Fund Michael Abbey and Dr. Randolph Nsor-Ambala, CEO of Development Bank Ghana and the Presidential Advisor on the Economy, Mr Seth Terkper.
This year’s Kwahu Business Forum is themed “The Future of Business: The Role of the Financial Sector”.