President Mahama Pitches Ghana’s Strategic Investment Partnership to Japanese Businesses

Ghana is making a compelling case for Japanese investment at the Presidential Investment Forum on the side-lines of the TICAD 9 Conference in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

Speaking at the forum, President of Ghana H.E John Dramani Mahama, offers comprehensive support mechanisms and positioning Ghana as the ideal West African business hub for international companies.

“We also have the opportunities for mitigating your risk by doing PPPs, that is, government will partner with you to invest if you are interested,” President Mahama stated.

Government Guarantees and Support:

While acknowledging limitations in certain areas, President Mahama provided clear assurances about business protection.

“We currently do not provide sovereign guarantees in terms of borrowing, but our guarantees are that your business, you know, will be protected and will not be expropriated,” President Mahama emphasized.

According to him, The government is also offering blended finance options for major projects and encouraging strategic local partnerships.

“We have local partnership. And as you were told, some of our big businessmen are here, and so setting up joint ventures with Ghanaian businessmen who know the terrain and it would be something that is useful.” He added.

Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities:

Ghana is actively courting investment across diverse sectors. “I invite you to pilot with that select any of the areas, if it’s automotive, if it’s agro processing, it is investment in green transition, you can join us and partner to be able to do that,” President Mahama stated.

Ghana’s President said, the country is positioning itself as a regional powerhouse, with the representative noting: “You can use Ghana, as I said, as your West African hub and locate your regional office in Ghana, or your production line in Ghana for exports into the sub region.”

Educational and Training Partnerships:

Beyond traditional business ventures, Ghana is promoting educational collaboration. “You can also invest with our universities and vocational institutions to establish training centers that will be tied to whatever investments that you want to do,” President explained.

Africa as Investment Frontier:

Making a broader case for African investment, the government declared: “Ghana is a land of opportunity, and many nationals from all over the world are investing in Ghana.”

Specifically targeting Japanese expertise, the President Mahama added: “We wish to because of the discipline, quality standards and industrial wisdom that Japanese businessmen have. We wish to encourage Japanese businessmen to look towards Ghana.”

The pitch concluded with a continental perspective: “Africa is the next frontier for investment. Most parts of the world are saturated when it comes to investment. Africa is opening up, is growing and is a place that Japan should be looking at.”

“Let us marry Japanese precision with Ghanaian potential and create opportunities for ourselves,” President Mahama concluded, highlighting the mutual benefits of such partnerships.

Ghana’s investment drive reflects broader African efforts to diversify economic partnerships and attract Asian capital for industrial development across the continent.