Yoofi Grant
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is gearing up to host the 19th edition of the Ghana Club 100 awards after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The 2022 edition is slated for October at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra under the theme, “Ghana’s Private Sector, a Catalyst for Post-Pandemic Economic Transformation”.
Launching the event in Accra, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GIPC, Yofi Grant, pointed out that the theme was relevant in more ways than one, as most firms utilized the crisis as a stimulus to accelerate change in almost every element of their work.
“As such, these businesses sought out new partnerships and alliances to boost their technology investment and implementation.
Others also pursued new opportunities to strengthen their supply networks and grow markets and it’s only fair that we acknowledge their perseverance,”he said.
Mr. Grant said the resilience of companies in times of crisis underscores the argument that the private sector is, in fact, the engine of economic development.
“As a result, a robust recovery from the pandemic and return to normalcy of the economy would necessitate policies that foster a vibrant private sector while also allowing enterprises to build up and create jobs on a big scale. For us at the GIPC, we will continue to build channels for investments and partnerships that will provide value to the economy as a whole,” he added.
Ranking Partners for this year’s GC100, is KPMG who will select and rank the nominated Companies from across all sectors of the economy.
Speaking at the launch, the Senior Manager, Advisory from KPMG Reindolf Annor, expressed the audit firm’s excitement to partner with the GIPC to recognize businesses that are striving to make an impact in the Ghanaian economy.
He said, “we are on board to collate, anayze and rank eligible companies based on fair principles and criteria”.
The Ghana Club 100 is an annual compilation of 100 outstanding companies in Ghana’s business landscape, to honor and reward businesses that are making remarkable accomplishments in their respective business fields.
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri
