Mining opportunities in Ghana
NMA
Director General sells mining
Opportunities
to Investors in Ghana!
The
Director General of the National Minerals Agency, Julius Mattai, encouraged
investors in Ghana to take advantage of the major opportunities for investment
in the mining sector in Sierra Leone, where the Government is undertaking major
reforms to make life easy for investors.
Making
a presentation on ‘What investors can take advantage of in the Minerals Sector
in Sierra Leone’, at the Sierra Leone Investment Seminar. Julius Mattai
informed a cross section of Government officials and investors that Sierra
Leone is richly endowed with an abundance of minerals, including diamonds,
gold.
The
above, coupled with the efforts of government to create an enabling investment
climate, he went on, makes the country an attractive destination for mining
investment. The Director General pointed out to the audience that the above
list of minerals is by no means exhaustive, and he informed them that the
country is conducting an airborne geophysical survey, which will be followed by
fieldwork, to determine the true mineral potentials of the country.
Julius
Mattai further explained that “Sierra Leone wants to attract reputable
investors with transparent processes and procedures that will contribute more
to the country in the long-term, and has taken steps to provide a conducive
environment which will be easy to do business”. He highlighted legislative
review, consistencies in the application of legislative provisions; security of
tenure; streamlined and competitive tax regimes; and transparency, as among the
major reforms that government is pursuing to attract investment.
He
ended by informing his audience that Sierra Leone is open for business and
extended an open invitation to all investors, assuring them of an investment
climate that guarantees a win-win situation, whereby investors get good
returns, and the country and her people also benefit.
The
Sierra Leone Investment Seminar is organized by the Sierra Leone High
Commission in Ghana. The event creates an excellent opportunity for private
investors in Ghana to engage and identify potential investment opportunities in
Sierra Leone, while creating a unique platform for both parties to exchange
ideas that will be of mutual benefit to both Countries.
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