The Ambassador of Peru to Ghana, Rosa Liliana Gómez de Weston, has urged Ghanaian private sector players and government agencies to collaborate with the Embassy of Peru to harness the great trade and investment potential and the cordial relations between Ghana and Peru for the economic benefit of the two countries as well as the prosperity of their citizens.

Rosa Liliana Gómez de Weston made the call during the Ghana–Peru Trade and Investment Seminar organised by the Embassy of Peru in Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on Thursday, August 8, 2024 in Accra, Ghana. The well attended seminar was held at the offices of GIPC in Cantonment, Accra.

According to the Ambassador, bilateral trade between Peru and Ghana has significant untapped potential and the seminar is an opportunity to explore and identify new areas of collaboration, particularly in sectors where our strengths complement each other.

“Through the entrepreneurs present, we hope to create new bonds between our nations. Peru and Ghana recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish political consultations, which is the framework for the continuous development and strengthening of bilateral trade between the two nations,” she added.

On his part, Reginald Yofi Grant, the Chief Executive Officer of GIPC highlighted that there is a new Ghana that is emerging with a sense of urgency and purpose and we have set our sights on becoming self-reliant and moving beyond aid, and we need you our investors as partners on this journey.

He further stated that Ghana’s strategic location as the ‘Centre of the World’ makes it a prime location for firms looking for quick access to the African market and beyond. The country’s policies are well-coordinated to ensure that entrepreneurs, both local and foreign, benefit from rewarding returns.

The ultimate objective of the Trade and Investment Seminar is to promote trade and investment relations between Ghana and Peru, with a key focus on business-to-business engagement to explore opportunities. In addition, the aim of organising the seminar was to increase the level of interest of businesses and investors in Ghana to trade to engage and do business with their counterparts in Peru.

The hybrid seminar witnessed participation by key Ghanaian and Peruvian public agencies and private stakeholders. The Ghanaian agencies included the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Association of Ghana Industries, Ghana Export Promotion Authority and Ghana Free Zones Authority.

Some of the Peruvian Institutions that participated in the seminar were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Economic Division, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Lima Chamber of Commerce, Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism, Association of Exporters of Peru and the Agency for the Promotion of Private Investment.