Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has begun a three-day visit to Morocco aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and attracting investment, as Ghana looks to expand industrial capacity and diversify exports.
The trade, agribusiness and industry minister held talks with Karim Zidane, Morocco’s minister of investments, convergence and public policy evaluation, focusing on opportunities in the automobile and agro-processing sectors.
Ofosu-Adjare highlighted Ghana’s policy priorities, including its proposed 24-hour economy programme and recent revisions to investment legislation overseen by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, which she said are designed to improve incentives and create a more enabling environment for foreign investors.
She also called for the reduction of non-tariff barriers to facilitate smoother trade flows, while commending Morocco’s role in advancing the African Continental Free Trade Area, a key pillar of intra-African commerce.
Moroccan officials pointed to growing economic cooperation between the two countries since the 2017 visit of Mohammed VI to Ghana, which they said helped catalyse bilateral engagement. Zidane encouraged Ghana to increase export volumes to Morocco to address a trade imbalance and proposed the organisation of a business and investment forum in Accra.
In a separate meeting, Ofosu-Adjare engaged Omar Hejira, Morocco’s minister of foreign trade, to explore ways to deepen commercial ties. Hejira described Ghana as a strategic partner and outlined Morocco’s growth across sectors including renewable energy, port infrastructure, finance and pharmaceuticals.
Both sides agreed to fast-track plans for a joint business and investment forum to boost private sector collaboration and accelerate deal-making between firms in the two countries.
The visit underscores Ghana’s broader push to leverage trade diplomacy to drive industrialisation and position itself more competitively within regional and continental markets under AfCFTA.
Ofosu-Adjare is accompanied by Charity Gbedawo and senior officials from the trade ministry and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority.
