The Association of Ghana Industries has appealed to its members to support the government to improve the investment climate in order to attract investors into the country.

The Executive Director of AGI, Mr. Andrew Lawson said, although the present difficult macro-economic situation and other external factors have contributed to the relatively slow industrial growth, companies need to pool resources to improve the country's competitiveness in the global market.

Mr. Lawson was speaking at a three-day workshop on Productivity Improvement to assist members to identify measures to improve their productivity levels for the benefit of the companies and the nation as a whole.

He said AGI would contribute its quota to support the economy to climb to an esteemed position in the world's industrial ladder.

He stressed that Ghanaian industries need to develop appropriate strategies and skills to help them to compete effectively, since the global market is changing rapidly.

Mr. Lawson encouraged AGI members to better their productivity levels to enable Ghana achieve middle income status.

He pointed out that industries can only achieve higher productivity levels if they develop their human resources. The participants were urged to share ideas with their colleagues in their companies and help them to practise them.

He acknowledged the support of the GTZ, AGI's development partner, which he said, has demonstrated a lot of commitment to the Ghanaian private sector.