Abu Dhabi Fund for Development toStrengthen Development Relations with Ghana

Abu Dhabi-UAE: 18October, 2014 - A high-level government delegation fromtheRepublic of Ghana headedby His ExcellencyHon. AlhajiInusahFuseini - Minister forRoadsand Highways, visited the Abu Dhabi Fund forDevelopment (ADFD) headquarters. The meetingaimedtoenhance mutualcooperationbetweenthe

FundandthegovernmentofGhanabyencouraginggreatercollaboration in rhedevelopmentofinfrastructureprojects in the African nation.

His ExcellencyMohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, DirectorGeneral of ADFD,welcomedtheGhanaian Minister andtheaccompanyingdelegation, comprisingrepresentativesfromMinistryofRoadsand HighwaysaswellasofficialsfromtheConsulateGeneral of Ghanain Dubai. The meeting was also attendedbyrepresentativefromtheUAE’sMinistryofForeignAffairs.

Duringthemeeting,bothsidesdiscussedvariousaspectsofjointcooperationandpartnershipbetween ADFD andthegovernmentofGhanaacrossmultiple sectors.
Al Suwaidibriefedthedelegationon ADFD’songoingengagement in Ghana,pointing outthatthe Fundiskeentocollaborate on projectsthathelpaccelerateGhana’seconomicdevelopment on a prioritybasis. He addedthat such projectsshouldmeetthestrategicobjectivesof ADFD.

The Ghanaiandelegationofferedan overviewoftheworkinvolved in theroadsandhighwaysprojectsplannedbythegovernmentofGhanain collaborationwith ADFD. The delegates alsosharedfeasibilitystudiesontheprojectsforfurtheraction.

As an immediate outcomeofthemeeting, ADFD will reviewthefeasibilitystudiesandcommunicatesetprioritiestotheGhanaianGovernment.ADFD will also considerdeputing a factfindingcommitteetoGhana for a followupassessmentoftheprojectifrequired.

ADFD, aspartofitsnewdirection in developmentaid,seekstoopen upnewareasofcooperationbetweenthe FundandtheRepublicof Ghanain variousareasofinvestments in a bidtocontributetotheeconomicandsocialdevelopmentsof Ghana.