Ghana’s drive to attract new investment, expand domestic production and help local businesses compete in global markets will be in focus at the Invest Ghana Summit 2026, scheduled for November 16–17 in Accra.
The summit comes amid renewed government efforts to attract investors across key sectors of the economy, including extractives, where recent memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with international energy companies Shell, Chevron and Eni form part of efforts to draw new investment into the country.
The summit, being held under the aegis of the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA), also follows the enactment of the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Act, 2026 (Act 1173), which replaces the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 2013 (Act 865) and establishes GIPA as the successor to the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. The new law, assented to on July 15, 2026, revises the framework for foreign investment registration and expatriate employment in foreign-invested enterprises.
These developments provide the backdrop to the summit’s theme, “Investing in Ghana’s New Economy: Building a Productive Economy that Creates Value and Competes Globally.”
The two-day event, to be held at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, will bring together government leaders, investors and business stakeholders to explore investment opportunities, develop partnerships and discuss ways to advance business growth.
The focus on productivity and value creation raises a central question for Ghana’s investment drive: how can the country attract capital into businesses and industries that expand production, strengthen local supply chains, create jobs and generate greater value from goods and services for domestic and international markets?
The summit’s promotional materials feature Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, reflecting the importance of public finance, trade and international economic relations to Ghana’s investment ambitions.
For Ghana, the challenge extends beyond attracting foreign capital to ensuring that investment strengthens domestic productive capacity, creates employment and enables local businesses to participate more meaningfully in regional and global markets.
