The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) recorded Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of $152.1 million last year.
The FDI, covering 26 projects, spans multiple sectors of the economy, including oil and gas, petroleum, agriculture, and roads.
GIPC Chief Executive Officer Simon Madjie stated this in a press release issued after the Japanese business forum, which was copied to The Ghanaian Times.
The forum, attended by a 54-member Japanese business delegation, followed President John Dramani Mahama’s official visit to Japan in August 2025. It highlighted Ghana’s commitment to attracting FDI and strengthening bilateral economic ties with Japan.
The event was organised in partnership with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
High-level dignitaries attended, including the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Ghana’s Deputy Ambassador to Japan, Francis Doe, and the Chief of Staff of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Livramento Rui.
In his presentation on “Doing Business in Ghana,” Simon Madjie disclosed that the FDI recorded last year covered projects such as the Takoradi-Tema and Takoradi-Ivory Coast pipeline projects, the Petroleum Hub Development project, Mooring Systems, farm-in and onshore opportunities, as well as gas infrastructure, plant upgrades, and capacity expansions.
“We believe that Ghana is a country that Japanese companies participating in this mission should take an even greater interest in and consider for investment,” he said.
Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Atano Kunimitsu, who led the delegation, highlighted opportunities for collaboration in manufacturing, technology, and infrastructure. She praised efforts by the Japanese government to encourage companies to expand into Africa through joint public-private missions.
A representative from the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, Emmanuel Quao, outlined the authority’s mandate and detailed export and import opportunities available for investors.
In his keynote address, the Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Sampson Ahi, identified industrial platforms and export-oriented manufacturing, value chains and industrial inputs, as well as logistics, trade facilitation, and standards, as priority areas for collaboration.
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to improving Ghana’s business environment.
“We will support predictable regulation, improve coordination for investor facilitation, and strengthen aftercare so that firms already operating in Ghana can expand with confidence. When issues arise, we want them raised early and resolved quickly because delays cost jobs and confidence,” he said.
The Deputy CEO of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Lateef Apau Wiredu, provided insights into the Ghana Free Zones Scheme, explaining that investors could choose to operate in a special economic zone or a single factory.
