Business Times Africa Magazine 2017 /vol 9/ No2 BT2Edition2017_web | Page 42

BOLSTERING GROWTH AND WEALTH IN A BLUE ECONOMY
The Boankra Inland Port operating
on running rail connectivity could fast
track the gains from transit trade as
the chunk of cargo throughput to the
Tema and Takoradi ports are moved
to the Ashanti Region for onward
carting to the hinterlands and transit
destinations.
It is heartwarming that government
has hit the ground running with
developing the rail sector, going by
the words of the Finance Minister,
Ken Ofori-Atta, when he presented
the maiden budget in Parliament.
He said: “This governme