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, Ernest Brogya Genfi, said Ghana offers Korean businesses a strategic gateway to a continental market of more than 1.4 billion people, alongside an enabling environment for industrial development.
Delivering the keynote address on behalf of the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, at the Ghana-Korea Business Forum 2026, he urged South Korean investors to look beyond Ghana as a market for their products and consider the country as a hub 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.
Brogya Genfi identified advanced manufacturing, transport and logistics, agribusiness, renewable energy, digital technologies, Artificial Intelligence, infrastructure and smart mobility as sectors offering significant investment opportunities.
He said investments in these areas would facilitate technology transfer, create jobs, strengthen local industries and support Ghana’s ambition of becoming a leading industrial and innovation hub on the continent.
The Presidential Advisor also called for partnerships that extend beyond conventional commercial transactions to support local supply chains, develop technical expertise and equip young people with the skills required to drive sustainable industrial growth.
He encouraged South Korean companies to explore joint ventures that combine the country’s technological expertise with Ghanaian enterprise, particularly in research, advanced manufacturing and digital innovation.
Brogya Genfi reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to building mutually beneficial investment partnerships with South Korea and urged businesses from both countries to translate 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.
