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Business News of Wednesday, 18 December 2002

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Tanink launches five brands of Alfa Romeo vehicles

Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Deputy Minister for Roads and Transport, on the private sector to take advantage of the trade liberalisation policy to expand their businesses to ensure economy growth.

He said the reduction in the inflation rate and the decline of interest rate was an indication of improvement in the economy and urged business people to enter into the industry to enable it flourish.

Mr Agyeman-Manu was launching five brands of Alfa Romeo vehicles for the Tanink Euro Ghana Limited. The brands are 147, 156, 166, GTV, and the Spider. He commended the company for its innovation that had made it to come out with durable and beautiful vehicles that will compete in the automobile sector.

The Deputy Minister said it was appropriate that Tanink was training a technical team on the Alfa Romeo brand in Italy to contribute to the manpower development in Ghana and urged companies in the auto industry to emulate it and contribute to the success of the government's objectives of the Golden Age of Business.

In a welcome address, Mr Roger Klogo, Managing Director of Tanink, assured the customers of the availability of spare parts, a modern workshop and after sales service support.