Local content drive causes unease

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• Dr Robert K Glah 12 years ago

  Ghana national (local) content regulation and participation of nationals in the oil, gas, mining and renewable energy sector is the way forward

  Ghana national (local) content regulation and participation of nationals in the oil, gas, mining and renewable energy sector is the way forward

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• ELINAM 12 years ago

  So the only way to attract foreign direct investment and be a leader in W/Africa is to allow your country men be slaves and make no profit while every foreigner smiles all the way to the bank and writes about how Ghana's econ ...
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  So the only way to attract foreign direct investment and be a leader in W/Africa is to allow your country men be slaves and make no profit while every foreigner smiles all the way to the bank and writes about how Ghana's economy is doing well?

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• Dr Robert K Glah 12 years ago

  Sir, I beg to differ when you said:
  "For us, maximising the benefit of local content is not the same as maximising local value- addition, and we will continue to dialogue with all levels of government on how best to achieve ...
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  Sir, I beg to differ when you said:
  "For us, maximising the benefit of local content is not the same as maximising local value- addition, and we will continue to dialogue with all levels of government on how best to achieve commendable local content objectives,” he said"
  
  National (local) content and participation of nationals regulation applies to the manufacturing sector as well as the resource sector of oil, gas, miming and renewable energy.
  It is the manufacturing sector which adds value to the commodities for cultural change.

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• Akwasi 12 years ago

  Brazil's local content was initially 5% and is gradually increasing to a majority. Has he complained about that?

  Brazil's local content was initially 5% and is gradually increasing to a majority. Has he complained about that?

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• Nemi Kwesi Nemi, MD, US 12 years ago

  I think the 5% minimum Ghanaian equity requirement is very reasonable and should be pushed. However the reality is that the huge initial capitalization if genuinely pursued is going to sieve out Ghanaian equity partners and G ...
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  I think the 5% minimum Ghanaian equity requirement is very reasonable and should be pushed. However the reality is that the huge initial capitalization if genuinely pursued is going to sieve out Ghanaian equity partners and Ghanaian businesses as they not have the financial capacity to commit to any foreign-Ghanaian petroleum partnership.
  
  A back door way out will be for foreign companies who are willing to foot the entire partnership and be ready to give up 5% to locals Ghanaian(s) or companies. Some foreign investors with the tendancy to be "crooked" such as China, Turkey, etc may not have any problem with doling out the 5% to well connected Ghanaians (civil and political officials) to make things happen.
  
  The US with it strong anti-graft laws stands to be sidelined and miss out on the business opportunities and this is where I strongly believe US Ambassador Cretz seems to have concerns with the "Local Content" policy push.
  
  For clarity so that the Ghanaian public can be served equally, Ambassador Cretz may need to highlight on this issue further. That is my 5 cents.

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• ELINAM 12 years ago

  So let's hope for that and stop the speculation on how the US is seeing it based on whatever reasons only best known to them.

  So let's hope for that and stop the speculation on how the US is seeing it based on whatever reasons only best known to them.

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• Nii Armah 12 years ago

  So the us currently is asking us to do what suits them when we are asking them to do what suits us. If a so called foreign investor in a bid to respect the law doles out that 5% money to Ghanaians to start so he can also have ...
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  So the us currently is asking us to do what suits them when we are asking them to do what suits us. If a so called foreign investor in a bid to respect the law doles out that 5% money to Ghanaians to start so he can also have his half and keep Ghanaians happy whilst respecting the law then why should I bow to American Bigotry? Yes so lts do things the way Ghana would want it after all if a Ghanaiana owns it and keeps it in the system its best than an American or foreigner owning it all and taking it away. Now when tullow decided to float shares on the GSE how much were they selling one share? How many Ghanaians were able to buy? if trully the meant something good for Ghana and they knowing the size of our economy and atleast also keeping our interest they would have made the prices good enough for every Ghanaian to also get a chanc at even owning a single share in tullow but they were selling a share at 30 Ghana cedis when it lunched on the GSE. check with e records how many could be bought by all Ghanaians

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• Ekuma 12 years ago

  Nonsense. Go and bring expatriates to even sweep the offices of the oil companies and repatriation the money to ur distressed economies. Nonsense.
  
  After taking the lion's share in our jubilee field and bullying us for or ...
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  Nonsense. Go and bring expatriates to even sweep the offices of the oil companies and repatriation the money to ur distressed economies. Nonsense.
  
  After taking the lion's share in our jubilee field and bullying us for or gold, cocoa and Telecoms , u want more ?
  
  I don't blame America, but our stupid and foolish leaders who append their signatures to fucking contracts that makes us slaves in our own country. Nonsense

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• Nii Armah 12 years ago

  I dont blame this punk, I blame the fools who allowed them the first step into our country. This is all I can say. Now he feels he and his stupid country can come in here and say what pleases them. Is that what we tell them w ...
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  I dont blame this punk, I blame the fools who allowed them the first step into our country. This is all I can say. Now he feels he and his stupid country can come in here and say what pleases them. Is that what we tell them when the embark on a currency war with china and lost and as a result have to start all manner of trade restrictions on china? did anybody or is anybody asking them to change anything.

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• Kwame 12 years ago

  The United States of America does not take prisoners in any case, she takes the spoil. You see why even the NPP who are stooges of Washington do not even want Ghana to have shares in her crude oil or increase it. The U.S. too ...
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  The United States of America does not take prisoners in any case, she takes the spoil. You see why even the NPP who are stooges of Washington do not even want Ghana to have shares in her crude oil or increase it. The U.S. took away our nuclear reactor in 1966, when are they going to replace it. We need nuclear reactors to produce electricity which we have in short supply.

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