More than £250 million worth of investment opportunities are advancing to follow-up discussions after the Deal Room and Investment Matchmaking Session at the recent UK-Ghana Trade and Investment Summit. The Deal Room is helping turn the UK–Ghana Growth Partnership’s ambition for private-sector-led growth into practical investor connections.

Organised by the UK–Ghana Chamber of Commerce, with technical and financial support from the UK-funded JET Programme and delivery support from Pangea Global Ventures, the Deal Room brought investment-ready Ghanaian businesses and projects together with UK and international investors. It identified investor interest and opened routes for further commercial and technical engagement.

“The UK–Ghana Growth Partnership is about turning shared ambition into practical results. Through JET, the Deal Room is helping credible opportunities move towards investors and partnerships that can support jobs and sustainable growth. The priority now is to maintain momentum and help promising discussions progress,” said the UK Development Director at the British High Commission in Accra.

The opportunities span agribusiness, pharmaceuticals and health technology, financial services, the circular economy and infrastructure sectors with potential to attract private capital, grow businesses and create jobs.

JET and its partners are taking these opportunities into the UK Investment Roadshow, where selected Ghanaian businesses and project sponsors can test their propositions, meet prospective investors and progress Deal Room discussions. Ghana Investor Day on 15 October will be a key milestone.

“The Roadshow builds on the Deal Room by bringing credible Ghanaian opportunities into direct conversation with investors and translating the Growth Partnership’s ambitions into commercial engagement,” said Adjoba Kyiama, Executive Director of the UK–Ghana Chamber of Commerce.

The Roadshow will also include the “AFSIC -Investing in Africa Summit”, creating further opportunities to present Ghanaian propositions, advance discussions and build UK–Ghana business partnerships.

The Deal Room, Roadshow and investor follow-up show the UK–Ghana Growth Partnership moving into delivery. Through JET, the UK is helping connect opportunities with capital and progress discussions towards partnerships, investment and jobs in Ghana and the UK.

In a significant boost to UK-Ghana trade and investment relations, the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), in partnership with the UK-Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme, has launched the UK-Ghana Trade Resource Centre, a practical market-access platform designed to help businesses identify opportunities, navigate export requirements and build commercial partnerships between Ghana and the United Kingdom.

The UK and Ghana enjoy strong trade relations, with total bilateral trade reaching approximately £1.6 billion in the year to Q1 2026. Yet, despite this progress, significant untapped opportunities remain for businesses in both countries. The Trade Resource Centre has been established to help bridge information gaps, connect businesses with the right partners, and support firms to take greater advantage of opportunities under the UK-Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement.

The launch formed one of the major outcomes of the UK-Ghana Trade & Investment Summit 2026, a three-day event which brought together government leaders, investors, business executives and trade stakeholders from both countries under the theme, “A Decade of Trust, A Future Always On: Scaling the UK-Ghana Growth Partnership.”

“Take advantage of the newly launched Trade Resource Centre. The centre will help businesses, particularly SMEs, access market information, build connections, and unlock trade and investment opportunities,” said His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, Alastair Long, at the official opening of the Summit.

Speaking at the launch, the Executive Director of the UKGCC, Adjoba Kyiamah, described the Centre as a significant step toward addressing the information and market-access challenges faced by businesses seeking to trade between Ghana and the United Kingdom.

“The Trade Resource Centre represents our commitment to moving beyond conversations about trade and providing businesses with practical support to succeed.  Whether a Ghanaian exporter is looking to access the UK market or a UK company is seeking opportunities in Ghana, the Centre will provide the guidance, connections, and market intelligence needed to make those journeys easier and more successful,” Ms. Kyiamah remarked.

The Trade Resource Centre has been established as a core UKGCC function aimed at helping Ghana and UK businesses navigate the bilateral trade landscape, connect with the right partners and maximise opportunities under the UK-Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement (TPA).  It will operate as a practical support platform providing guidance, market intelligence, business linkages and trade facilitation services

Benefit to Exporters and Importers

The Centre is expected to be particularly beneficial to exporters and importers seeking to take advantage of opportunities created by the UK-Ghana TPA.

For export-ready Ghanaian businesses, the Centre will provide market-specific guidance, export readiness support, referrals to technical expertise, and connections to British buyers and commercial networks.  It will also work with partners to identify export-ready firms and facilitate business matchmaking opportunities.  

On the other hand, importers and UK businesses interested in sourcing from Ghana will gain access to market intelligence, industry networks, partner referrals and commercial linkage support designed to improve trade flows between both countries.  

The Centre will also collaborate with key institutions including the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST) in Accra, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), sector associations, and finance providers to ensure businesses receive coordinated support.  

Economic Impact

Speaking on behalf of the UK- Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme, Eugene Sangmortey, Team Lead, said the initiative aligned with broader efforts to strengthen trade competitiveness and support private-sector growth.

“The UK remains an important trade partner for Ghana; leveraging the TPA to deepen access to the UK market for Ghanaian manufacturers and exporters is crucial to business growth, trade diversification, job creation and economic transformation. The Trade Resource Centre is that practical mechanism that will drive achievement of this ambition and support exporters to overcome information barriers, improve export market readiness, and connect with viable opportunities that will drive growth, unlock investment and create quality jobs.”

Mr. Sangmortey also highlighted UK-Ghana JET’s strategic role in supporting Ghana’s industrial transformation, noting that through their support, in the form of technical assistance, the government has approved industrial policy frameworks covering automotive components manufacturing, textiles and garments and pharmaceuticals.

These frameworks will be instrumental in strengthening Ghana’s manufacturing ecosystem, attract investment and create thousands of jobs when fully implemented.

Strengthening the Growth Partnership

The launch of the Trade Resource Centre reinforces the growing focus on translating the UK-Ghana Growth Partnership into tangible commercial outcomes and follows discussions throughout the Summit on investment promotion, trade facilitation, market access, and business expansion.

Industry stakeholders at the Summit described the Centre as one of the most practical outcomes of the event, with the potential to improve access to information, reduce transaction barriers and strengthen the participation of businesses in UK-Ghana trade.

The three-day UK-Ghana Trade and Investment Summit 2026 was supported, among other partners, by the UK Government’s flagship Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme.

The trade relationship between Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) has surpassed GBP1.6 billion, with significant opportunities still available to expand bilateral trade and investment, Alastair Long, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, has said.

Speaking in an interview with the media at the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce’s (UKGCC) UK-Ghana Trade and Investment Summit 2026, themed “A Decade of Trust, A Future Always On: Scaling the UK-Ghana Growth Partnership,” His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner said the existing trade relationship provides a strong foundation for deeper economic cooperation between the two countries.

He noted that the UK is particularly interested in expanding trade across multiple sectors while ensuring that increased commercial activity translates into jobs, investment and sustainable livelihoods in both economies.

Alastair Long highlighted Ghanaian agricultural exports to the UK as an important part of the relationship, pointing to products such as mangoes and bananas that are increasingly available to British consumers.

He said the two countries have the opportunity to build on their existing trade framework by increasing the flow of Ghanaian exports to the UK while also creating greater opportunities for UK businesses to invest and expand in Ghana.

According to him, the future of the partnership will increasingly include technology, services, agriculture, and investment, alongside traditional areas of trade.

Alastair Long stressed that the ultimate value of the relationship should be measured not only by the volume of trade but also by the economic opportunities and jobs created behind the figures.

Transforming Trust into Investment and Shared Prosperity

Delivering a keynote address on behalf of Vice President, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Sampson Ahi, described the UK-Ghana Trade & Investment Summit 2026 as a pivotal moment in the evolution of the UK-Ghana economic relationship and a platform for converting a decade of cooperation into tangible investment outcomes.

He highlighted Ghana’s strong economic performance, noting that the country recorded 6 per cent GDP growth in 2025, while the economy expanded by a further 6.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026. He said the figures demonstrate that Ghana is stable, predictable and ready to attract investment.

“These numbers tell every investor in this room that Ghana is predictable, Ghana is stable, and Ghana is ready,” he stated.

Hon. Ahi further underscored the strength of UK-Ghana commercial relations, revealing that UK foreign direct investment in Ghana has reached GBP1.8 billion, supporting more than 670 projects and creating over 44,000 jobs across Ghana’s economy. He also highlighted the recently signed UK-Ghana Growth Partnership for 2026-2028, describing it as a practical roadmap for unlocking investment opportunities and accelerating industrial growth.

Calling for deeper collaboration in manufacturing, logistics, agro-processing, healthcare and the digital economy, he urged investors to take advantage of Ghana’s strategic location, growing workforce and preferential access to African markets through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

To investors gathered, he urged, “Bring your technology. Bring your patient capital. Bring your demand for quality and sustainability. In return, we offer a stable policy environment, a government that listens, and a people whose ingenuity has never been in short supply.”

Further calls for a Stronger Partnership

For her part, Her Excellency the Ghana High Commissioner to the UK and Republic of Ireland, Sabah Zita Benson, called for a stronger Ghana-UK economic partnership focused on investment, value addition, technology transfer, skills development, and job creation.

Speaking at the Summit, she said the UKGCC’s 10 years of existence should serve as a foundation for a stronger partnership between the two countries’ business communities, translating into tangible economic opportunities for citizens.

“Ghana is increasingly looking towards partnerships that promote investments in industrialisation, value addition, technology transfer, skills development and job creation,” she said.

She highlighted Ghana’s strategic position in West Africa and its role as host of the AfCFTA Secretariat as major opportunities for UK investors seeking access to the wider African market.

Benson also urged stronger business-to-business connections and greater support for SMEs, while encouraging the Ghanaian diaspora in the UK to leverage its expertise, networks and investment capacity to support development back home.

“The next decade of UK-Ghana economic relations should consequently be defined not simply by the volume of trade between our countries, but by the quality and impact of our partnerships, the businesses we build, the jobs we create, the skills we develop, the technologies we transfer, and the prosperity we generate together,” she said.

UKGCC: 10 years of Promoting Trade Between Ghana and the UK

The UKGCC is currently celebrating its 10^th year anniversary.  For its Executive Director, Adjoba Kyiamah, it has been 10 years of developing and hosting impactful platforms to advance trade between Ghana and the UK.  This summit is one of those platforms, now in its second consecutive year.

Kyiamah said the 3-day summit is focused on advancing the UK–Ghana Growth Partnership by translating policy alignment into commercially viable private-sector investments, with tangible impact on Ghana’s economy.

Kyiamah also hoped that indigenous Ghanaian businesses would utilise the UK as a launchpad to expand internationally and even evolve into global companies with the UKGCC’s support.

“The UK-Ghana trade partnership works both ways.  We want to see more Ghanaian businesses using the UK to access capital, expertise, markets, and global networks as they scale beyond Ghana.  The UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce is best placed to facilitate this,” she said.

The three-day UK-Ghana Trade and Investment Summit 2026 is being supported by leading institutions and businesses, including GCB Bank PLC, PwC Ghana LTD., UK Government-funded Ghana Jobs for Economic Transformation (JET), Fidelity Bank Ghana LTD., Ecobank Ghana PLC, Vivo Energy Ghana LTD., Quao Realty, DMA Invest, Aqua Africa, Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC, UniChem Ghana LTD., Kasapreko PLC, and media partner, The Business Year.

From: British High Commission Accra | 1 June 2026

The UK and Ghana have signed a new Growth Partnership aimed at delivering tangible benefits for people  and businesses in Ghana, including more jobs, stronger infrastructure and better access to skills and  education. The Partnership will build on the up to £215 millions of deals signed as part of the Ghana  Investment Summit in London. 

Signed today during President John Dramani Mahama’s official visit to the United Kingdom, the Partnership  sets out how the two countries will work together from 2026 to 2028 to support private–sector–led growth,  boost trade and unlock new investment. 

The Partnership focuses on four priority areas: attracting private investment and finance; making it easier for  Ghanaian businesses to trade; supporting infrastructure and industrial growth; and expanding skills and  education partnerships. 

It is backed by a series of practical initiatives designed to deliver real results, including: 

• New jobs and a stronger maritime sector: a £101million ($137m) UK-supported project, to develop  the first commercial-scale ship repair and dry-docking facility in the Gulf of Guinea. The Takoradi  Floating Dock Project (ShipRite) is backed by a consortium of investors including UK co-owned  Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and delivered in partnership with the Ghana Ports  and Harbours Authority (GPHA). It is expected to create up to 430 direct jobs, with around 30% taken  up by women; while positioning Ghana as a regional maritime hub and reducing emissions by overall  travel distances. The project also pioneers the involvement of local pension funds in infrastructure  finance in the region. 
• Climate–aligned infrastructure: a £5 million UK-supported (ODA) Green Project Preparation  Facility, hosted by Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa) and in partnership with the Ghana  Infrastructure Investment Fund, designed to help transform viable ideas from private and public sector  developers into investable climate-focused infrastructure projects, with the potential to unlock up to  £180 million in deals over three years, supporting opportunities for UK firms, supporting the  Government of Ghana’s priority infrastructure agenda. 
• Mobilising global capital for Ghana’s green economy: Mere Plantations has announced plans to  scale up plantation and reforestation activities in Ghana, including the use of new technologies such  as biochar to enhance environmental impact and sustainability. As a major milestone, the company  will launch a £85 million reforestation investment fund listed in the UK, the first Article 9 “dark green”  fund on the London Stock Exchange’s new Private Markets platform. Backed by the Ghana Forestry  Commission, the fund will channel international capital into high–integrity reforestation and carbon projects in Ghana, supporting jobs, restoring degraded land and positioning Ghana as a leading  destination for nature–based investment. 

• New partnership to help implement the Ghana AI Strategy, as part of a wider set of new Science  and Technology collaboration, backed by £6 million UK funding. During the Investment  Summit, Minister for Communications, Digital Transformation and Innovation will discuss how  UK expertise can help Ghanaian institutions unlock the benefits of AI. Ten new Physics Partnerships  have been funded in partnership with UK Research and Innovation driving collaboration across  universities.  
• Restoring forests and livelihoods: Rainforest Builder to inject £9 million in new investment in forest  restoration in the Oti Region, supporting environmental protection and local jobs. 
• Skills and education opportunities: the publication of Transnational Education guidelines, opening  new partnerships between UK and Ghanaian institutions and supporting access to higher–quality  education and training. 
• Stronger healthcare skills: a £4 million, five–year partnership between a UK training provider and  Ghana–based Mangel Klicks to deliver specialist clinical engineering training, strengthening  healthcare systems in Ghana and supporting skills development across the wider region. 

The Partnership is signed as the UK and Ghana mark five years of the UK–Ghana Trade Partnership  Agreement. Since the Agreement entered into force, bilateral trade has grown to around £1.6 billion — an  increase of 12.5% since 2024. It also builds on the strong investment pipeline established by British  International Investment (BII) whose development finance investment into Ghana stands at approximately  £140m, including Maa Grace, a UK-Ghanaian export-focused garments business backed through Growth  Investment Partners (GIP) Ghana. 

H.E Dr Christian Rogg, British High Commissioner to Ghana, said: 

“This Growth Partnership is about real change people can see and feel. It means more skilled jobs, stronger  ports and transport links, better access to finance, and new opportunities for young people and women across  Ghana. 

By working with Ghanaian partners and backing private investment, we are supporting growth that is  sustainable, inclusive and led by Ghana’s own priorities.” 

Together, these initiatives demonstrate a strengthened UK–Ghana Growth Partnership that is: 

• Mobilising investment at scale 
• Expanding and diversifying trade 
• Supporting infrastructure for industrial transformation 

This partnership underscores the UK’s commitment as a long-term partner in Ghana’s economic  transformation, while unlocking new commercial opportunities across priority sectors.

On Friday, 29 May 2026, a delegation from FCDO Ghana, DBT Ghana, the 24-Hour Economy
Authority (24HEA) and Palladium visited the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) to learn
from what is widely recognised as Europe’s largest centre for biomedical research and
healthcare. CBC supports over 23,000 jobs on site, with thousands more across the wider
supply chain, and is home to globally recognised institutions and companies including
AstraZeneca, Abcam and the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre (JCBC).

The primary objective of the visit was to draw practical insights to inform the design and
operationalisation of the proposed Legon Pharmaceutical Industrial Park (LePIP) – a flagship
initiative of the 24HEA, supported by the UK-funded Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET)
Programme.

One of the most striking lessons from CBC is the power of strategic partnership between
government, academia, healthcare institutions and industry. This model has helped attract major
investment, accelerate innovation, strengthen manufacturing and research ecosystems, and
generate significant economic value. Recent analysis shows CBC contributes £4.7 billion
annually to the UK economy, while current and planned expansion continues to attract around
£3 billion of private capital.
It was also impressive to see the scale of private sector confidence in the ecosystem.
AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre, located on the campus, represents an investment of around
£1 billion and serves as the company’s global R&D hub in Cambridge.
Encouragingly, the visit also highlighted the wider strength of UK–Ghana research and
innovation ties. The UK Government has noted that there are about 300 active research
partnerships between the UK and Ghana, underlining the depth of collaboration already in place
and the potential to go further in areas such as pharmaceuticals, health innovation and
advanced manufacturing.

As Ghana steadily advances the vision for LePIP, the CBC experience reinforces how a well-
designed ecosystem can unlock investment, deepen value chains, create jobs and support long-
term economic transformation in Ghana’s pharmaceutical and life sciences sector. At the same
time, there is clear value for the UK: partnerships of this kind can strengthen bilateral trade and

investment links, create opportunities for UK firms and research institutions, and reinforce the
UK’s position as a global life sciences and innovation hub.

Our sincere thanks to our hosts at Cambridge Biomedical Campus (Simon, Megan and Corrina)
for their generous hospitality, valuable time and openness in sharing their experience and
resources. The lessons from the visit will be invaluable as Ghana works to build a globally
competitive pharmaceutical and life sciences ecosystem.

Ghana–UK relations are entering an exciting new chapter, one defined by renewed confidence, shared ambition, and forward-looking partnerships.

From 1–2 June 2026, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚-𝐔𝐊 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭, hosted by the Ghana High Commission – UK in the UK, at the historic Raffles London, will convene UK-based investors, government leaders, and industry pioneers under a bold theme: “Restoring Investor Confidence to Unlock Opportunities and Shared Prosperity.”

This landmark forum comes at a pivotal moment. As Ghana deepens its macroeconomic gains, the #UK and #Ghana are entering a growth partnership: a time-bound, trade- and investment-led initiative designed to translate stability into sustained economic growth, jobs, and inclusive prosperity. British High Commission Accra, through its flagship Ghana JET programme, is a partner in the Investment Summit, demonstrating the UK government’s commitment to strengthening UK–Ghana trade and investment relations, with the High Commissioner, 𝐇.𝐄. 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐠 expected to deliver a statement reinforcing this shared ambition to deepen bilateral ties and unlock long-term opportunities.

The Summit seeks to unlock transformational investment opportunities across six high-growth sectors: Agribusiness, Trade and Infrastructure Financing, Real Estate, Fintech & Digital Asset, Energy & Green Transition, Critical minerals, Carbon Markets, Forestry and Green Investment and well Technology & Innovation (Business Processing Outsourcing).

For UK investors, the message is clear: 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, and the UK is standing alongside it as a trusted partner in growth.

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