{"id":42565,"date":"2025-07-28T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/42565\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:13:08","slug":"explore-asian-markets-amid-growing-trade-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/42565\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Asian markets amid growing trade ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Explore-Asian-markets-amid-growing-trade-ties-Singapore-to-Ghanaian-businesses-1993542?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/77114519.295.jpg\" alt=\"Singapore Enterprise Regional Director for West Africa, Jean Ng\" title=\"Singapore Enterprise Regional Director for West Africa, Jean Ng\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/> <\/a>Singapore Enterprise Regional Director for West Africa, Jean Ng<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Singapore Enterprise Regional Director for West Africa, Jean Ng, has urged Ghanaian investors and businesses to actively explore emerging opportunities in the Asian market. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking during at a press briefing in Accra on July 24, 2025, Jean Ng stated that Ghana-Singapore trade has seen a notable 16 percent growth since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This growth was driven by strategic collaborations in manufacturing, agro-processing, energy and sustainability, the built environment, and general trade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrade today is not just about physical goods crossing borders\u2014it\u2019s about ideas, digital services, setting global standards and partnerships. Our approach is collaborative. We want to create win-win partnerships where both sides grow together,\u201d Jean Ng said.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the global economic climate, including trade tensions in key regions, makes it imperative for businesses to diversify their market reach. <\/p>\n<p>Singapore\u2019s call for deeper collaboration reflects its long-standing investment presence in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>As of 2023, over $20 billion has been invested by Singapore-based companies, placing the country among the top ten investors on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Ng underscored Ghana\u2019s attractiveness to foreign investors, citing political stability, a safe and friendly business environment, and the government\u2019s commitment to building infrastructure that fosters business growth. <\/p>\n<p>However, she also acknowledged several hurdles that foreign enterprises often encounter in Ghana. <\/p>\n<p>These include difficulties in finding suitable business partners, challenges in accessing funding, a lack of quality data which affects transparency, and issues surrounding the licensing process for new businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Jean Ng affirmed Singapore\u2019s commitment to supporting startups through a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem and enhancing global connections that catalyze investment and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>She also pointed to several high-potential products that Ghanaian entrepreneurs could introduce into Asian markets, including shea butter, African black soap, cashew nuts, rubber, chocolates, and real estate ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore\u2019s outreach, she said, is part of a broader effort to reinforce cross-border partnerships and ensure sustainable trade growth between Africa and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>SA<\/p>\n<p>How Virtual Reality is enhancing business and customer experience<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singapore Enterprise Regional Director for West Africa, Jean Ng The Singapore Enterprise Regional Director for West Africa, Jean&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101],"class_list":["post-42565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}