Ghana has called on South Korean investors to establish manufacturing and production bases in the country, leveraging its strategic location and access to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market to expand their businesses across the continent.
Presidential Advisor on National Resilience and Emergency Preparedness, Hon. Ernest Brogya Genfi, said Ghana offers Korean businesses a strategic gateway to a continental market of more than 1.4 billion people and an enabling environment for industrial development.
Delivering the keynote address on behalf of the Chief of Staff, Hon. Julius Debrah, at the Ghana-Korea Business Forum 2026, he urged Korean investors to look beyond Ghana as a market for their products and consider it a base for manufacturing, innovation and regional expansion.
“We invite you to see Ghana as a destination for production, not simply as a consumer market,” he stated.
Hon. Brogya Genfi identified advanced manufacturing, transport and logistics, agribusiness, renewable energy, digital technologies, artificial intelligence, infrastructure and smart mobility as key sectors with significant investment potential.
He explained that strategic investments in these areas would promote technology transfer, create employment opportunities, strengthen local industries and advance Ghana’s ambition of becoming a leading industrial and innovation hub on the continent.
He further called for partnerships that go beyond conventional commercial transactions to support local supply chains, develop technical expertise and equip young people with the skills needed to drive sustainable industrial growth.
The Presidential Advisor encouraged Korean businesses to pursue joint ventures that combine South Korea’s technological expertise with Ghanaian enterprise, particularly in research, advanced manufacturing and digital innovation.
He reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to creating mutually beneficial investment partnerships and urged businesses from both countries to translate the discussions at the forum into concrete investment commitments.
“Our message today is therefore simple and unequivocal: Come to Ghana not only to do business with us, but to build the future with us,” he said.
Source: Purefmonlinegh.com || Evans Osei-Bonsu || 2026
