The Ghana-Suriname Chamber of Commerce, Surinamese (Dutch language) name Ghana-Suriname Kamer van Koophandel, is a

chamber of commerce A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to ad ...

with the goal to improve the trade relation between

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

and

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. The Chamber is an initiative from 2018 of Susan Alfred-Walcott,Global Diaspora News
The Global Year Of Return Kumasi Carnival 2019 in Ghana to Mark 400 Years of the First Enslaved African Arriving in the Americas
27 September 2019 a

Trinidadian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, colloquially known as Trinis or Trinbagonians, are the people who are identified with the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The country is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As a ...

who emigrated to Ghana in the 20th century. The idea arose in the run-up to the '' Year of Return'' that President

Nana Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...

launched in the context of the 400 years of the Ghanaian diaspora. Prior to the initiative, the Ghanaian authorities had asked her to promote Suriname and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the anniversary year. Enhancing the trade relationship with Ghana was part of this. In the preparations, consultations were made with economist

Armand Zunder Armand Zunder (born 14 April 1946 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese economist. As chairman of the Committee Reparations Slavery Past he was part of a reparations for slavery effort directed at the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Na ...

and former minister Siegmien Staphorst, the than chairman of

NAKS ''NAKS'' (Sranan Tongo: , en, Our African Culture of Suriname) is a social and cultural organization which promotes Afro-Surinamese culture and expression in Suriname and worldwide. The organisation was founded in 1948 with Eugène Drenthe as it ...

(National Art and Culture Foundation of Suriname).Dagblad Suriname
Surinaamse Diaspora Dr. Barryl Biekman benoemd tot voorzitter van de Ghana Suriname Kamer van Koophandel
17 August 2020 Also in 2018, she asked Barryl Biekman, an activist for the African diaspora in Europe and Dutch-speaking countries, to take charge of the chamber. She ultimately agreed in mid-2020. The chamber is staffed by four individuals with experience in international business who are well acquainted with both countries.United News
Surinaamse diaspora dr. Barryl Biekman benoemd tot voorzitter van de Ghana Suriname Kamer van Koophandel
17 August 2020 Suriname also has an embassy in Ghana. The Ghanaian ambassador to Suriname resides in Brasilia.

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