From Ghana Web

The business community in Mauritius has expressed a desire to partner private sector companies in Ghana to promote trade and investment in both countries, taking advantage of strengths in each country.

While Ghana has vast tracts of land, a large population and mineral resources, Mauritius has carved a niche for itself as the hub in international trade with Europe, the Americas and Asia.

With only 1.3 million people tucked away on a small island next to Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius has infrastructure, a highly skilled and educated workforce, a buoyant manufacturing hub, runs a virtually free port for imports and exports, with low cost of doing business.

These strengths, officials of Mauritius said, they were ready to put at the disposal of Ghana’s private sector for foreign direct investment, while that country’s private sector will export to Ghana or make reciprocal direct investments.

The Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Mauritius, Mr Dev Chamroo, and leader of a 42-member delegation which visited the country last week, told the that trade between the two countries had seen a nose dive, which they were interested in reversing.

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