He said the country was ready and open for Chinese investments as part of the reset agenda of President Dramani Mahama to open up the economy.

Addressing participants at the closing ceremony, Mr Debrah assured the Chinese investors of President John Dramani Mahama’s personal commitment to ensur­ing that their businesses thrive in Ghana.

“I want to assure your principals that you visited a country where the President himself is interested in seeing your businesses suc­ceed,” Mr Debrah said.

The five-day summit, jointly organised by the SINO-AFRI­CA Group, the Government of Ghana and Perfect World Com­pany Limited, brought together over 120 Chinese investors and delegates to explore investment avenues in Ghana and promote mutually beneficial partnerships.

Mr Debrah urged the partici­pants to ensure that the outcomes of the summit translated into real investments and projects that could impact lives and economies.

“We shouldn’t make this a talk show,” he said. “We should try and move and progress, so that a year from now, we can have concrete things to show that this has been a successful story and worth visiting Ghana.”

The Chief of Staff expressed delight at the level of engagement between Ghanaian businesses and their Chinese counterparts, noting that the Ghanaian business com­munity was eager to build fruitful relationships.

“For five days, for business executives to stop all they’re doing just to be part of this programme tells us that the Ghanaian business community is also poised to be successful,” he stated.

He revealed that some Chinese participants had already begun engaging with Ghanaian exhibitors about possible imports.

“I learned from one of the exhibitors that some Chinese par­ticipants have taken details about rice, sugar products, honey and things like that,” he said.

Mr Debrah also expressed gratitude to President Mahama for initiating and supporting the summit.

“The truth of the matter is that the man who made this really happen is the President of the Republic,” he said.

He hinted that next year’s edition of the summit would be “a much bigger version” and urged all stakeholders to maintain the momentum.

“On behalf of the President, I congratulate all of you for participating in this event. And be rest assured that Ghana shall rise again,” he said.

The Chief Executive Officer of Perfect World Company Limit­ed, Dennis Anderson, expressed gratitude to the President, the Chinese delegates and investors, the Ghanaian business community for their active participation in the programme.

He said the programme was the “dream” of the President, John Dramani Mahama and the Chief of Staff and “they stood behind us” to ensure the programme succeeded.

Mr Anderson entreated the Chi­nese investors to come and invest in the country.

“The Ghanaian government is behind you and ready to support you,” he stated.