Portuguese business delegation in Ghana

A Portuguese business delegation arrived in Ghana, on Wednesday for a three-day visit to explore partnership and business opportunities in the local market.

The entrepreneurs are engaged in various public and European Project Promotion, regarding cooperation and development opportunities between Portuguese and foreign companies in collaboration with CH Business Consulting, Portugal and GP Business Associates in Ghana.

The Mission Leader: Santarém’s Chamber of Commerce is - Mr João Salvador, Mission Manager: CH Business Consulting, Portugal- Mr Carlos Lacerda and Mission Manager and GP Business Associates, Ghana – Mr Nicholas Frimpong.

The delegation, which comprised six companies would establish contacts with potential sales agents, importers, distributors, retailers and introduce them into the Ghanaian markets.

The potential partner company profiles include trucks and rolling material traders/importers, logistics operators and transporters, importers of spare parts and used trucks and transport operators.

Mr Lacerda told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday that Portugal is country made up of 10 million people with very dynamic economy.

He said 23,000 Portuguese companies are engaged in more than 10 million dollars export deals.

Mr Lacerda said the rationale behind the visit is due to the resilience of Ghana’s economy including an impressive GDP.

He said Ghana is an alternative or new destination to Angola where Portugal had done business for a long time.

He said unlike Ghana, which has a diversified economy Angola is concentrated on the oil and gas industry and the prospects for the economy are dwindling.

Mr Lacerda said beside that Ghana is better organised and is a safe country to invest in.