VituVingiSana wrote:young wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:
On a recent trip as an investor to Ghana... I was shaken down! I was shocked! As an investor... I am now reconsidering my position there
VVS please substantiate with facts your Ghana experience as you are talking in parables which is not clear.
What part of Ghana did you go ?
What specific experience did you encounter ?
Which biz house did you visit ?
1) I was asked for 'something' not by an employee of a private business [If that were the case, I would have run out there faster than Speedy Gonzalez]
2) Accra
3) This was a public officer. The less said the better. As an investor it was disconcerting. I hope it is a one-off. Talking to Ghanaians, they are not happy with the situation either though improved somewhat. As a foreigner, we have fewer interactions with Public Officers.
I like Ghana & Ghanaians in general. There are always a few bad apples. I wish to see more of the country but currently only visited Accra & Tema.
Tema is like the Thika of Kenya.
Nairobi-Thika = Accra-Tema
On behalf of West Africans and Ghana in particular
apologies VVS for any inconvinience suffered from
a bad apple.
It was nice of you to visit West Africa and your choice of Ghana is the best. My take is that East Africans are just scared for nothing in doiing business in West Africa.
There are bad eggs here I agree but you have to separate the wheat from the chaff. You cant just generalize it is always nice to see things for yourself.
You cannot take strong business acumen of west africans. Ecobank is standing tall in Fedha house Nairobi, United Bank for Africa (UBA) is making exploits in Uganda and Kenya.
West Africans are playing into your field,
but East Africans are just watching and entertaining founded and unfounded fears.
The first major breakthrough of MTN and their biggest market outside south Africa was in Nigeria. The international Hq of MTN is in Nigeria.
The question is who will be the lose on yje long term especially thinking of the future generation of black africans ? On the contrary foreigners are taking calculated risks and venturing into biz activities in west Africa in real estate, in nstural resources,oil & gas,manufacturing . Name them Italians, Indians, Lebanese, British etc, and making a reasonable living and creating employment for their nationals.
The wazua spirit as members is to educate and inform and learn from others within the limit of what we know in any chosen area irrespective of our differences in tribes, nationalities, etc. .