He said the stable political atmosphere, coupled with the prevailing peace, made Ghana a better investment destination of choice than its counterparts on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs the host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana has been placed in pole position to lead Africa\u2019s economic and financial renaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis means that when you come to do business in Ghana, you are only opening your own door to access the entire African continent. We look forward to seeing you soon,\u201d Mr Nkrumah added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minister was addressing the Diaspora investor community at the end of the six-day Ghana-Canada Investment Summit (GCIS) organised by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investment haven<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr Nkrumah, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ofoase\/Ayirebi, described Ghana as a fertile ground for investment where businesses thrived due to its stable economic atmosphere, and, therefore, urged prospective investors, especially those from Canada, to consider Ghana as the gateway to a wider African market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said Ghana had a variety of investment vehicles available for every investor class which offered higher returns than other African countries, and cited the high returns in investment on equity markets and the high yields of Government of Ghana bonds as examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He further called for the support of Ghanaians in the Diaspora, saying they had a crucial role to play towards the growth and development of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n