General News of Thursday, 29 March 2001

Source: GNA

Ghana Has a Lot to Learn From Singapore -Apraku

Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, Minister of Trade and Industry, on Tuesday said Ghana has a lot to learn from Singapore in the areas of cocoa processing, mining especially bauxite, electronics and agro-processing

Dr. Apraku, who made this comment during a courtesy call by the Singaporean High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Soo Kok Swee said the country needs investment in these areas from Singapore.

On his part, Mr Soo Kok said Singaporeans are experts in airport management, tourism, electronics and other sectors of the Ghanaian economy.

He urged the Ministry and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre to continue to promote opportunities available in the country to Singaporeans. The Minister and the High Commissioner agreed to work assiduously to improve trade and investment between the two countries.