The commissioner for commerce Mrs RoseMary Archibong says Cross River state holds greater comparative advantage in access by land, air and water of doing business at ease NEGROIDHAVEN has garnered.
Mrs Archibong stated this when the leadership of the chamber paid her a courtesy call in her office in calabar.
According to her with construction of the cargo and passenger air port in Obudu, the deep seaport in Bakassi and the 275km super highway and it auxiliary roads and the complementary Calabar port the state is well position to take advantage of the African continental free trade agreement to access the north, central, west Africa and Europe.
Mrs Archibong while advocating for robust effective collaboration with the Calabar Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture to harness the various opportunities created by the Governor Sir Ben Ayade's agro industrial development praised the chambers for her proactiveness and support to govt in the realization of an economic hub for business.
She said time has come for those in marketing, advocacy and actual production to join hands with government to market the state, adding that the passion of the administration to bequest the state with an enduring economic status through her industrial development will make the people better of, and open the state maritime corridor to the outside world.
She said NACCIMA partnership is critical in a quest for economic growth and assured that her ministry will continue to collaborate stakeholds to drive the economic as govt continues to provide enabling environment for business to thrive .
On his part the commissioner for industry Mr Peter Egba said Africa continental free trade agreement, CR's is ready to partner calcima to broaden the economic horizon of the state, and make business in the state more profitable.
The President Calcima Elder Eta Ndoma-egba while commending the various economic growth of the Ayade's administration believes that her appointment as commissioner for commerce given her wealth of experience will bring a turn around in the business sector.
In his presentation the Executive Secretary Calcima Kenneth Itah in his remarks said the state would sustained the growth tragetry projection of the national bureau of statistic indicating the state GDP of 963 billion in 2014 to 2.3trillion in 2017 adding that through the various comparative advantages that the state has it will encourage many to invest in the state.
