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L-R; Jonathan Christopher Koney, Laurie Kelleher, Dean Matlack, Rosemary Beryl Archer, Lawrence Agyinsam, Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi, Victoria Afua Agbai, Paa Ekow Quansah.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM), Lawrence Agyinsam, on Thursday, August18, 2022, hosted a team from the United States of America Embassy in Ghana, led by the Commercial Counsellor, Dean Matlack.
The meeting was held at the head office of GEXIM in Accra and afforded the Bank the opportunity to discuss areas of mutual interest for collaboration and building synergy with the United States of America Embassy.
In addition, it was a follow up to a meeting held between GEXIM and the United States of America Exim Bank (US Exim Bank) in May 2022 on the sidelines of the 2022 Spring Meeting of the International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers (Berne Union) held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Mr. Lawrence Agyinsam reiterated the Bank’s commitment to drawing a framework to operationalise an existing agreement for a USD300 million guarantee to be provided by the US Exim Bank after reviewing the existing memorandum of understanding signed by the two banks in 2019.
“In our quest to assist the Government of Ghana’s agenda to reposition the Ghanaian economy to become an export-led one and spearhead the industrialization drive, we need strategic partnerships such as the collaboration with the US Exim Bank. This is very important in helping us to carry out our mandate to help in realising the agenda to make Ghana a pillar in regional and continental trade. Currently, our team is working with officials of US Exim to finalise this and we are certain of great prospects from this partnership”, he added.
On his part, Dean Matlack expressed his appreciation for the warm reception accorded him and his team by GEXIM and said the US Embassy in Ghana is prepared to assist at all levels to ensure the success of the collaboration between the US Exim Bank and GEXIM. He further indicated the Embassy’s willingness to collaborate with GEXIM on projects aimed at ensuring healthy lives and wellbeing of people.
Other members of the GEXIM team at the meeting were Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi, the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, who is a Board Member of GEXIM, Rosemary Beryl Archer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Banking and Jonathan Christopher Koney, Assistant Manager, Corporate Affairs & International Cooperation.
Dean Matlack was accompanied by Laurie Kelleher, Commercial Officer, Victoria Afua Agbai, Commercial Specialist and Paa Ekow Quansah, Commercial Specialist.
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
