Ghana’s trade Minister and EU sign UNIDO MoU
Mr Alan Kyerematen Ghana’s Minister of Trade, ,
has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Director of the United
Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Country Programme and the
European Union Ambassador to Ghana on the Framework for Industrialisation
Programme.
The MoU was signed in Accra on Friday, 29 March
2019.
The programme aims to enhance Ghana’s industrial
competitiveness and boost industrial productivity of private sector companies.
The total value of the programme is about €35
million and its various components will be implemented by the ministries,
departments and agencies, including the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, the
Ghana Standards Authority, the NBSSI; the Ministry of Environment, Science,
Technology and Innovation; the CSIR and Ghana Cocoa Board.
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