‘Create enabling environment for businesses to thrive’

The Managing Director of Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), Mr Francis Agbonlahor, has reiterated the need to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. 

He said being a significant contributor to the development and prosperity of the nation, the private sector required the necessary support and encouragement to operate to ensure economic growth. 

He was speaking at the Ghana Economic Forum held in Accra.

Forum

The forum is an annual event that brings together industry chieftains and stakeholders to discuss and debate key issues affecting the Ghanaian economy and proffer solutions to enhance economic development. 

This year’s discussion focused on ‘a Ghanaian-owned economy’, and the GGBL being the leader in Ghana’s beverage industry, its MD outlined the company’s perspectives to participants.

According to him, “an enabling environment comprises a stable political and economic regime, the right infrastructure such as accessible roads, consistent and reliable supply of utilities and support systems, especially for small and medium enterprises. Also critical as a country is the need to develop the human resource capacity of the government and its agencies to equal today’s business demands and challenges”. 

Mr Agbonlahor also entreated governments to promote more dialogue with industry players to enhance growth in the private sector for economic prosperity.