Accra, 5th July 2022 – The Government has signed a strategic framework document with the State of Kuwait to support the entry’s implementation of key initiatives under the COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalization of Enterprises Support (Ghana CARES) programme. and Revitalization of Enterprises Support (Ghana CARES) programme.

Revitalization of Enterprises Support (Ghana CARES) programme.

The signing of the Aide Memoire, the first of a kind between the two countries will see the implementation of various programmes
and projects under the Ghana CARES in agriculture, education, health, and entrepreneurship. The Minister for Finance, Hon Ken Ofori-Atta signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana, while Mr. Thamer Al- Failakawi, the Deputy Director of Operations West Africa, signed for the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Through this development cooperation, the Kuwait Fund would provide Ghana with 20.0 million Kuwaiti Dinars (equivalent to USD70million) for financing of projects to produce poultry and rice, which would create more jobs for the youth.