Ghanaian businesses feature at investment forum in Switzerland

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Press release

24th March 2010

From 24th to 25th March 2010 the 3rd Swiss-African Business Exchange is taking place in Zurich,

Switzerland with Ghanaian businesses presenting their portfolios to potential investors.

These businesses were competitively selected by the Ghana Investment promotion Centre (GIPC) as part

of the Investment Promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa (IPSSA) initiative. IPSSA is funded by the Swiss

Government through Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is a technical assistance support to

the GIPC to identify and build a strong portfolio of investment projects for local and international

promotion.

The 3rd Swiss-African Business Exchange event which is taking place at theWorld Trade Centre in Zurich

will provide a platform for marketing specific investment projects, business exchanges and one-on-one

meetings with prospective investors.

The businesses presented are in the fields of Agriculture, Manufacturing and Information Technology.

Ghana’s Tourism Ministry is also present at the event prospecting for investors for the sector.

Several investment projects from Ghana are being promoted through online database

(www.ipssa.ch/database) for prospective investors.

After this event there will be the Ghana Investment Forum in Accra in June 2010, to provide a platform

for business-to-business interaction between international and local entrepreneurs as well as present

valuable contact opportunities.

IPSSA is being implemented in two African countries: Madagascar and Ghana. Businesses from

Madagascar will also be present at this event.

IPSSA is being implemented by Osec. OSEC is responsible for mandates in export, import and

investment promotion as well as for promoting Switzerland as a business location.