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Invest in Ghana: Focus Kumasi
The Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Columbia Program on International Investment (CPII) are pleased to announce the release of Invest in Ghana: Focus Kumasi. It is the first city investment guide in West Africa.
Kumasi is Ghana's second largest city and capital of the Ashanti region. It is an important commercial center. Its location, climate and safety, combined with Ghana's increasing access to foreign markets, make Kumasi attractive to investment in a number of areas. One sector of great potential discussed in the Guide is in the area of cocoa and its processing. Another concrete opportunity is the production of fruit juice made from different fruit growing in the region. Furthermore, opportunities were identified in the hotel sector and in retail. The production of pharmaceuticals also has great potential. Other areas with potential include agriculture and agro-processing as well as manufacturing. The Guide outlines these opportunities as well as relevant matters such as tax and regulatory conditions in Ghana.
The Guide was developed with the support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
(GIPC). The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the European Business Council for Africa and the Mediterranean (EBCAM) have lent their support to this effort.
The Guide was launched in Kumasi on April 18, 2008.