Government has prioritised efforts to attract Chinese capital into its industrialization agenda, with the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) and the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry presenting a coordinated investment pitch at the Ghana–China Investment Forum held in Jinan, Shandong Province, as part of a broader strategy to expand value-added production, deepen export capacity and leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The delegation, led by Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, positioned Ghana as a “ready and profitable destination” for long-term industrial partnerships, stressing policy reforms aimed at improving investor confidence, expanding infrastructure, and shifting the economy from raw material exports toward “value-added production” and industrial processing.
Dr. Mary Awusi, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, presented Ghana’s Free Zones Programme as a key pillar of the country’s industrial strategy, noting that the regime continues to offer fiscal and operational incentives designed to attract export-oriented manufacturing and industrial enterprises.
She highlighted Ghana’s stable macroeconomic environment, improving logistics infrastructure, and access to a combined AfCFTA market of over 1.4 billion consumers as central advantages for investors seeking regional expansion.
She further disclosed that the Free Zones enclave currently hosts 33 Chinese enterprises, alongside several others operating under single factory enclave arrangements, describing the presence as evidence of “growing investor confidence” and strengthening bilateral industrial cooperation between Ghana and China.
The Minister emphasized Ghana’s political stability and ongoing reforms as part of efforts to create a predictable investment climate, while also citing existing Chinese industrial players such as Sentuo Group, KEDA, Sunda and Zonda Tec as examples of established partnerships contributing to local manufacturing capacity and employment generation.
The Ghanaian officials reinforced the government’s coordinated investment facilitation approach and highlighted opportunities in agribusiness, manufacturing, and export processing.
