The Board of the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Ghana EXIM Bank) has been sworn-in by the Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare.

The Board is chaired by Dr. Joseph Nyakotey Dorh. Members include the CEO the bank, Sylvester Mensah, Sampson Ahi, Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Matilda Asante Asiedu, 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

Other members are Samuel Danquah Arkhurt, Francis Kwarteng Arthur, Stephen Miezan, Robert Adamu Akati and Millicent Lardi Glawu.

The Minister urged the new Board to hit the ground running and execute their mandate professionally and effectively, with the ultimate goal of improving the country's exports.

The Minister emphasized the importance of the Board's role in promoting exports.

"I expect that you execute your mandate professionally and nicely, all in the name of improving our exports," she said.

Mrs. Ofosu-Adjare also highlighted the significance of the Board's responsibility, noting that the President John Mahama has set up an advisory board, which he chairs personally, to drive the country's export agenda.

“We are looking at your law to make it more robust and effective and to help you achieve your mandate as imposed on you by the president. The whole idea is to promote exports, and so, if you are part of the Board, you know that your responsibility is very huge."

In his response, Dr. Dorh, the Chairman of the Board, pledged 5-key areas to focus on to transform the bank.

“Developing and enhancing linkage between agriculture and agri-business value chain, accelerated export of garment and apparel manufacturing, increasing food production to address food security, import substitution and export promotion as well as strategically alignment with the government’s agenda which falls within our mandate”, he said.