The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has made a strong case for increased Chinese investment in Ghana, describing the country as a ready and profitable destination for industrial growth and long-term partnerships.
Speaking at the Ghana-China Investment Forum in Jinan, Shandong Province on Thursday 21st May, 2026, the Hon. Minister extended what she described as a “genuine and urgent invitation” to Chinese investors to establish and expand businesses in Ghana, emphasizing the country’s stable democracy, strategic location and investor-friendly reforms.
Addressing business leaders and investors from Shandong, Hon. Ofosu-Adjare highlighted several successful Chinese investments already thriving in Ghana, including Sentuo Group, KEDA and Sunda, and Zonda Tec, noting that their achievements demonstrate Ghana’s growing attractiveness as an investment hub in Africa.
She noted that Sentuo Group has become one of the most remarkable Chinese investment success stories on the African continent, employing thousands of Ghanaians across multiple sectors including steel, ceramics, recycling and oil refining. The Minister also praised KEDA and Sunda for establishing the Twyford Ceramics factory in Ghana, which exports to markets across West Africa, Europe and the Americas while sourcing the majority of its raw materials locally.
Hon. Ofosu-Adjare further commended Zonda Tec for its contributions to Ghana’s automotive industry through vehicle assembly operations and investments in electric vehicle production.
The Hon. Minister further underscored Ghana’s ongoing economic transformation agenda under President John Dramani Mahama, aimed at shifting the country from exporting raw materials to producing value-added goods. She disclosed that the recently passed Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Act 2026 has significantly improved the ease of doing business by removing minimum capital requirements for foreign investors and shortening investment approval timelines.
She also highlighted Ghana’s strategic advantage as host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, offering investors access to a market of over 1.4 billion people across Africa, including a 400-million-consumer ECOWAS market.
Hon. Ofosu-Adjare identified key sectors with immediate investment opportunities, including agro-processing, textiles and garments, pharmaceuticals, recycling and green manufacturing, digital technology, construction materials, automobile assembly, and agri-technology. She encouraged investors from Shandong to take advantage of Ghana’s incentives, industrial parks, youthful workforce and expanding infrastructure.
Hon. Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare also announced the opening of the China-Ghana Trade and Investment Promotion Centre in Jinan, which will serve as a direct support platform for Chinese businesses interested in investing in Ghana.
Calling on investors to take immediate action, Hon. Ofosu-Adjare urged businesses to visit Ghana, engage directly with stakeholders and explore opportunities across the country’s industrial and manufacturing sectors.
“Ghana is ready. Ghana is safe. Ghana is profitable,” she stated, assuring investors of government support throughout the investment process.
She concluded by reaffirming Ghana’s commitment to deepening its longstanding relationship with China through trade, industrialisation and shared prosperity.
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