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Accra: National Forum for Trade and Business Associations

Forum for Trade and Business Associations

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FORUM FOR TRADE AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

The Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) with the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is organizing a second national forum for Trade and Business Associations (TBAs) for southern sector Ghana. This is a follow up to the first forum held in Kumasi for the northern sector. The theme is

Strengthening capacities of Trade and Business Associations to help in accelerating growth of private sector

From 12th to May 14th May, 2008 at Airport West Hotel, Accra at 9:00am.

The forum is designed to:

  • Create awareness of the importance of TBAs in a nation’s private sector development
  • To discuss building the capacities of TBAs to better offer enhanced services to members
  • Enhance the role TBAs play in the country’s private sector growth agenda

The focus of the forum will be on making TBAs prominent in the country's development agenda as the private sector is seen as "the engine of growth" to drive the country towards attaining middle income status. Business associations' executives will be sharing their experiences and knowledge on the above theme. They will also share their ideas in transforming the business associations in the country.

Two resource persons will be making presentations on the following subject areas:

  • Making TBAs viable in the country’s private sector development agenda
  • World Bank Group initiatives in addressing private sector development challenges

These two topics will be the bases for discussion for participants at the forum. Recommendations from these discussions will be used to enhance the capacities of these associations. Participants at the forum will be from TBAs, Professional Bodies, Academia, and Policy Makers among others and drawn from the Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Volta and Western regions of Ghana.

For more information, kindly contact:

Private Enterprise Foundation:

Moses Agyemang

Senior Economist

Tel: (021) 515604

Fax: (021) 515600

Email: info@pefghana.org

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung:

Isaac Owusu-Mensah

Senior Programme Manager

KAS Ghana Country Office

103, Osu Badu Road, West Airport

Tel 021 768629 or 0244329047

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Accra

Speakers

  • Policy Makers
    • line Ministries
      • Trade and Business Associations
        • PEF Members
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          Klaus D. Loetzer

          Head of the KAS office in Tunisia

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