Ghana and Mexico move to deepen economic cooperation as Mexico’s Ambassador to Ghana, Norma Ang, held talks with the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Simon Madjie, to begin the renewal of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at trade, investment and industrial collaboration.
The meeting marks a step toward reframing the partnership around current economic priorities, with the proposed agreement expected to go beyond broad diplomatic cooperation to a more targeted framework focused on investment, skills development and value addition.
Ambassador Ang said the renewed MOU would align Ghana’s industrialisation drive with Mexico’s strengths in manufacturing, vocational training and human capital development, creating clearer pathways for private sector engagement. Diplomatic relations between Ghana and Mexico date back to 1961 and have evolved from political engagement into cooperation centred on trade, international collaboration and the sharing of economic resources.
Madjie welcomed the initiative, noting that Ghana’s push to expand domestic manufacturing and deepen value addition makes Mexico’s experience in industrial development and technical skills training particularly relevant. He identified vocational education and industrial capacity-building as areas where Mexico offers a practical model for supporting Ghana’s economic transformation agenda.
Both sides have agreed to facilitate structured business-to-business engagements and to organise a Ghana-focused investment mission to Mexico as part of efforts to translate diplomatic engagement into concrete commercial outcomes.
This adds up to Ghana’s broader agenda to diversify trade partnerships and attract investment that supports industrial growth, technology transfer and skills development, as the country seeks to position itself as a competitive manufacturing and investment hub.
