Ghana’s investment prospects took centre stage at a high-profile Presidential Business Forum in Beijing, where the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) used an interactive exhibition platform to promote the country’s export-oriented industries and incentives to Chinese investors.
The GFZA, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mary Awusi, featured in the event, holding strategic discussions with Chinese businesses on opportunities under Ghana’s Free Zones Scheme. The Authority’s exhibition booth served as a focal point for engagement, highlighting Ghana’s investment-friendly policies, fiscal incentives, and thriving export sectors, including manufacturing, agro-processing, and logistics.
The display, according to the authority, attracted strong interest from Chinese investors, many of whom expressed intent to explore Ghana’s export-led manufacturing potential and industrial park developments. The interactions underscored Ghana’s growing profile as a competitive and stable investment destination within Africa’s emerging trade landscape.
According to the GFZA, several Chinese investors are already operating successfully under Ghana’s Free Zones Scheme across sectors such as textiles, apparel, and enclave development, reflecting increasing investor confidence in the country’s regulatory framework and macroeconomic stability.
The Business Forum formed part of Ghana’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its economic cooperation with China, a partnership that has evolved over the decades from collaboration in infrastructure and energy to a broader focus on industrialization, manufacturing, and technology transfer, key pillars of Ghana’s economic transformation agenda.
Ghana’s participation, officials noted, reaffirmed commitment to deepening bilateral relations, attracting sustainable foreign direct investment, and expanding opportunities for Ghanaian exports in the Chinese market.
The Forum which brought together senior government officials, business leaders, and investors from both nations to discuss new avenues for cooperation in trade, industrialization, and technology transfer, signalled a renewed chapter in Ghana–China cooperation, one focused on innovation, value addition, and shared prosperity.
