Amplifying its expanding footprint in West Africa, the Dubai
Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Ghana office recently hosted a networking luncheon
for regional emissaries at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra,
Ghana.
Ambassadors from Nigeria, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo,
Ivory Coast and Benin joined private sector business
representatives and the Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce to hear presentations
from Dubai Chamber officials, including international offices director Omar
Khan speaking on “Why Dubai Chamber is the Right Partner.”
“Set up as part of Dubai Chamber’s global strategy of
exploring promising markets of the world, especially the African market, the
Ghana office is on the right track to attract companies from West Africa while
also promoting the emirate’s strategic location as a gateway to the MENA region
and beyond and its business community’s competitiveness to overseas investors,” Khan said.
Business presentations also included contributions from Kojo
Adjei-Barwuah of Abraaj Group on creating champions in sub-Saharan Africa and Fred
Kojo Ellis of Agility Africa on Agility Distribution Parks – delivering international standards.
Dubai Chamber established its West African outpost in Accra in
late January 2015 to promote Dubai as a business hub and strengthen economic
and trade ties with Ghana and other African nations. The second outpost on the
continent follows the 2013 premiere of the chamber’s Ethiopian branch in Addis
Ababa. Additionally, the chamber maintains hubs in Azerbaijan, Kurdistan and
Mozambique.
