The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is pressing foreign investors to move beyond raw commodity trading and focus on local production, as interest grows in manufacturing and processing sectors.
Chief Executive Officer of the GIPC, Simon Madjie, said investors should prioritise establishing processing and manufacturing operations to maximise economic impact.
Speaking during a meeting with a delegation from the Ghana India Chamber of Commerce, Madjie pointed to increasing engagement with international firms exploring opportunities in value-added industries.
He said recent discussions show rising interest in setting up processing plants in cocoa, textiles and food production, signalling renewed confidence in Ghana’s industrialisation agenda. The need, is to deepen local value addition, particularly in key export sectors where raw material shipments have historically dominated trade flows.
President of the chamber, Kwabena Ekremet, said Indian investors are increasingly looking at opportunities in local production, especially in cocoa processing and food manufacturing.
Both sides said they would work to promote investment that supports technology transfer, strengthens export capacity and drives broader economic transformation.
Ghana has been positioning itself as a hub for manufacturing and processing in West Africa, with policymakers seeking to leverage free-zone incentives and improve infrastructure to attract long-term capital.
