Prez attends UK-Africa investment summit in London; World Economic Forum in Davos
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Friday to attend the UK-Africa Investment Summit being held in London, in the United Kingdom.
The UK-Africa Investment Summit, being hosted by British Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, MP, on Monday, January 20, will bring together “businesses, governments and international institutions to showcase and promote the breadth and quality of investment opportunities across Africa”.
Whilst in the UK, President Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, January 21, deliver the keynote address at the Ghana Investment Opportunities Summit – a summit that aims to bring delegates, especially from the United Kingdom, to explore investment opportunities in Ghana.
The President will then travel to Davos, Switzerland, at the invitation of the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Prof. Klaus Schwab, to participate in the 50th-anniversary celebration of the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings being held from Tuesday, January 21, to Friday, January 24.
The Davos Meeting has become an iconic global forum, which brings together world leaders in politics, business, finance and academia to deliberate on matters affecting the global community.
The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway; Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta; CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Yofi Grant; and officials from the Foreign Ministry and the Presidency.
The President will return to Ghana on Sunday, January 26, 2020.