GIPC launches 21st Edition of Ghana Club 100 Awards at CEOs Breakfast Meeting

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) today held its high level Ghana Club 100 CEOs breakfast meeting where it officially launched the 21st edition of the prestigious Ghana Club 100 Awards.

The event, themed "Partnering for Prosperity: Building a Thriving Ghanaian Economy," brought together C-Suit and top-tier business leaders to discuss strategies for accelerating Ghana's economic growth.

Welcoming the business leaders, the CEO of the GIPC Yofi Grant emphasized the importance of partnerships in building a resilient economy. He highlighted the GIPC's strengthened engagement with both domestic and international stakeholders through initiatives such as monitoring, evaluation, aftercare, and diaspora engagement.

Mr Grant also expressed government's commitment to economic stability, emphasizing the importance of business success for revenue generation. “If businesses don’t work, taxes won’t be taken. Therefore, the right thing to do is to ensure that the businesses work” he said.

Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Alex Ampabeng outlined government's efforts to create a conducive business environment, including the successful conclusion of the second IMF review, debt restructuring, and the launch of an 8.2 billion cedis SME growth program. He explained that “this program is a clear attempt by government to provide the necessary support for SMEs to scale up and become as productive as the Ghana Club 100 entities in the medium term and contribute to our economic development.

He further emphasized the government's focus on strategic sectors like agribusiness, technology, and infrastructure development to enhance the ease of doing business in Ghana.

The CEOs breakfast meeting which serves as a prelude to the main Ghana Club 100 awards ceremony, saw the launch of the 21^st edition of the awards which is scheduled for 11^th October later this year.

Outlining the criteria for the awards this year Ranking Partners for the awards KPMG underscored the significance of Corporate Social Responsibility in determining the overall winners.

A panel session on streamlining regulations for Business further enhance discussions at the Breakfast Meeting.

Application Requirements and Eligibility for GC100

Eligibility Criteria:

• The enterprise must be a limited liability company.
• Companies with government interest/ ownership should be less than 50% unless the company is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
• All entrants must have a positive Equity in 2023

What you need to apply for GC100:

• Most recent tree-year audited financial statements (i.e., 2021, 2022 & 2023), in soft copies.
• Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Tax clearance.

Source: GIPC