This year’s Africa Investment Forum, themed ‘Partnering with ECOWAS to Accelerate Investment’, is underway in Accra. The 2-day forum, organized by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), seeks to promote investment and trade in Ghana and the ECOWAS sub-region. The forum also aims to project Ghana as a safe haven for investors and a gateway to Africa as far as investments are concerned. Addressing business executives and representatives from various countries at the opening of the forum, Vice President, John Dramani Mahama, assured both the domestic and international investor community that government will endeavor to sustain Ghana’s stable macroeconomic conditions for the enhancement of business operations. The Vice President stressed that “prospective investors need not adopt a wait-and-see attitude before making investments in Ghana” as the country will remain stable and still be a democratic one after the December elections. The Director General of CBC, Sir Alan Collins said, Ghana is a growing economy and the CBC is looking to work closely with the Ghanaian government as well as the private sector. He mentioned that the forum serves as a catalyst for driving investment and trade in the sub region. Some of the areas to be discussed at the forum include Agribusiness and Food Security, Energy, Tourism, Telecommunications, Transport, Natural Resources and Banking and Access to Finance. There is also an exhibition of products and services by both foreign and local companies.