UK and Ghana launch Growth Partnership to create jobs, strengthen infrastructure and support skills
From: British High Commission Accra | 1 June 2026 The UK and Ghana have signed
DRIVING ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
AND JOB CREATION
The UK-Ghana Partnership for Jobs and Economic Transformation Programme (JET), funded by the UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, supports systemic transformation and sustainable job creation in Ghana’s manufacturing sectors.
How we work
The Ghana JET programme facilitates interventions in policy, investments, and ecosystem development to stimulate economic complexity and diversity in Ghana, increase productivity, and create sustainable jobs.
our sector focus
The programme focuses on priority manufacturing sectors: Pharmaceuticals, Textiles and Garments, Agri-processing and Automotive, fostering innovative frontier shifts to accelerate Ghana’s economic transformation.
Ghana’s pharmaceutical sector presents vital investment with potential to create 4,000–6,000 high-quality jobs.
Ghana’s government identified T&G as a vital sector for building a manufacturing and export-driven economy.
Ghana’s automotive sector development holds transformative potential for national economic growth.
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