Ghana will turn Africa’s
leading apparel manufacturing hub after the trade and
industry ministry implements the industrial transformation agenda, Alan John K
Kyerematen, minister handling the portfolio, said recently at the launch of the
Association of Ghana Apparel Manufacturers (AGAM). The sector will
significantly transform the nation’s industry, he said.
AGAM is a business network and advocacy
organization comprising 13 Ghanaian apparel businesses exporting more than $12
million worth of clothes each year and employs over 2,000 workers with the
potential of growing its workforce to 20,000 employees by December 2018.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Export and Import Bank
(Eximbank) has announced a $10-million investment support for apparel
manufacturers in Ghana as part of its efforts to support the government’s
industrialisation initiatives, according to media reports from Ghana.