The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that Ghana and India have set an ambitious target of doubling bilateral trade to $6 billion, building on the strong economic cooperation between the two countries.
Speaking while receiving letters of credence from India’s new High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Surinder Bhagat, Mr Ablakwa identified agriculture, information and communication technology (ICT), and pharmaceutical manufacturing as key sectors in which both countries have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation.
He said strengthening collaboration in these strategic sectors would create jobs for young people and help drive Ghana’s economic transformation and development.
“We have an ambitious target; we want to double our trade volumes. In the medium term, we are looking at $6 billion, which is doable. We also want to work closely in the area of agriculture; you have a comparative advantage there, you have machinery. And President John Dramani Mahama wants us to collaborate to support the Feed Ghana initiative. Another area is the IT space,” he said
