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The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Simon Madjie, has met with management and staff to familiarise himself with the team and share his vision for the organisation.
Mr Madjie, who received a warm welcome from the Centre, acknowledged the teamâs remarkable efforts over the years in enhancing its services but emphasised that more work remains to be done.
First on his list is the goal of strengthening collaboration with key ministries and government agencies to create a more cohesive approach to attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country. By fostering stronger partnerships, he aims to streamline processes, align national development priorities with investor interests, and ultimately drive sustainable economic growth.
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New GIPC CEO meets staff, outlines vision for growth
He also outlined plans to map investment opportunities in every district across the country to effectively market them to prospective investors during the Centreâs sensitisation tours. As part of this strategy, he aims to have regional directors in all 16 regions to oversee the project. âIt is very important that in our investment promotion efforts, we speak about the countryâs opportunities with specific data, not generic assertions,â he opined.
Mr Madjie further revealed plans to establish an 'AfCFTA Desk' at GIPC to coordinate the Centreâs efforts in promoting and leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area. He believes this will provide a more structured approach to positioning Ghana for investments under the promising regional trade pact.
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New GIPC CEO meets staff, outlines vision for growth
He also highlighted plans to continue and finalise the review of the GIPC Act, initiated under the previous leadership, while improving the Centreâs turnaround time for key registration processes. He added that some of GIPCâs activities will be realigned and repurposed to take full advantage of the governmentâs 24-hour economy policy.
âI intend to build the capacity of the GIPC team to ensure that we all have the required skillset for the future we want to create. It is crucial that we work collaboratively â both internally as a team and externally with partners to move the country forward,â the CEO told the staff.
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He concluded his address by urging them to support the comprehensive drive to inform both local and global investors that âGhana is Open for Businessâ and ready to solidify its position as a regional business powerhouse.
The meeting was attended by the former CEO, Mr Yofi Grant, who ceremonially handed over to Mr Madjie. Mr Grant expressed his gratitude to the management and staff for their support during his tenure. He also urged them to extend their unwavering support to the new CEO to help achieve the organisationâs goals under the new leadership.
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New GIPC CEO meets staff, outlines vision for growth
Mr Simon Madjie was appointed CEO of GIPC by H.E. John Dramani Mahama, replacing Dr Bernice Makafui, who was reassigned to the Presidency as a Presidential Staffer.
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