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Invest in Africa, has announced that the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), is the latest organization to join the African Partner Pool (APP). The APP is Ghana’s first online cross sector business directory that connects local and international companies.
The Government of Ghana (“GoG”) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Ghana (the “Compact”) in the amount of Four Hundred and Ninety Eight Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$ 498,200,000) (“MCC Funding”) and Thirty Seven Million, Three Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand United States Dollars (US$37,365,000) (“GoG Funding”).
The Program consists of six (6) projects: (i) the ECG Financial and Operational Turnaround Project; (ii) the NEDCo Financial and Operational Turnaround Project; (iii) the Regulatory Strengthening and Capacity Building Project; (iv) the Access Project; (v) the Power Generation Sector Improvement project; and (vi) the Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management Project.
“MiDA sees the African Partner Pool (APP) as an ideal platform on which MiDA can advertise procurement opportunities through General and Specific Procurement Notices as well as Notifications of Contract Awards under the Compact. The Power Compact is open to competition worldwide. The entire process is transparent and audited and it is noteworthy that the first Compact has shown that Ghanaian companies have the ability to win contracts in the face of competition, winning 704 out of the 855 contracts signed. Being a buyer on the APP will also enable MiDA to show its commitment to maximizing the number of eligible submissions on our procurements by using the APP website to issue guidance notes and also conduct training on Compact related procurement issues” said Ing Owura Kwaku Sarfo the MiDA Chief Executive Officer.
Sam Brandful, Invest in Africa Ghana Manager, added: “The purpose of the APP is to help companies to source more locally and more efficiently by connecting companies to quality local suppliers of goods works and consultancy services here in Ghana, so we are delighted to be joined by MiDA”
The APP is the flagship initiative of Invest in Africa, which is a growing group of companies working together to address the cross-sector challenges of doing business in Ghana. Invest in Africa is focused on supporting local Ghanaian businesses by providing greater access to markets and skills, making it easier for international companies working in Ghana to source locally and at scale. In August 2015, Invest in Africa will launch a business skills excellence programme in Partnership with the African Development Bank, exclusively for Ghanaian businesses registered on the APP.
To register your business on the APP visit www.africanpartnerpool.com
Editor’s note:
For more on Invest in Africa (IIA), please visit the website, www.investinafrica.com.
For more on MiDA and MCC visit www.mida.gov.gh and www.mcc.gov.
