The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on world leaders to recognize that the increasing levels of inter-dependency amongst the comity of nations translates into shared destinies, whether good or bad, across the globe and invest in African countries especially Ghana, stating that; "Ghana is the beacon of democracy and accountability in Africa."

I am here today to call for increased investment and trade between our two continents.

Speaking at the annual Africa Day event at Vienna, Austria, President Akufo-Addo told the gathering of global leaders that, he believes "a well-developed and prosperous Africa would be good, not just for us Africa, but also for you, here in Austria and Europe.”

Describing Ghana as a haven of peace, security and stability and the safest country in West Africa where legitimate investments are protected, he said, “we have resolved to build a progressive and prosperous country, and are drawing inspiration from the success story of countries around the world. We have also decided to walk hand-in-hand with the private sector and the business community in this journey.”

That is why “we have worked hard these past three years to turn the corner, and return to the high periods of growth which characterised my first term in office, when we were, consistently, amongst the highest growing economies in the world,” fueled by the overarching goal of making the Ghanaian economy the most business-friendly economy in Africa.”

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