01/07/2015 (Ghana Broadcasting Corporation) - Ghana has launched an Export Development Strategic Plan to increase non-traditional exports earnings from 2.3 to 5 billion dollars for the next five years. This will encompass eleven priority areas including cocoa, palm-oil, crafts and jewelry.

The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Murtala Mohammed, made this known in a message at a Trade and Investment Opportunities meeting between officials from Ghana and their Chilean counterparts.

Meanwhile The Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Chile, Ricardo Allen has been explaining why his country is encouraged to invest in Ghana.

He said besides an impressive democratic credential, Chile believes Ghana's economic challenges will soon be a thing of the past.

Mr. Allen was speaking on the sidelines of the Ghana Chile Investment opportunities session in Accra.