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Ghana and Japan have renewed their commitment to unlocking the full economic potential between their two nations, with a strong call for action aimed at businesses, investors, and policymakers on both sides.
This renewed commitment was underscored at a Business-to-Business (B2B) Matching Reception held in Accra on Thursday, 15 January 2026, where Ghanaian companies engaged directly with a Japanese business mission to explore practical pathways for collaboration. The reception created a rare and strategic platform for dialogue, idea-sharing, and experience exchange, positioning private-sector partnerships as a key driver of sustainable development.
The discussions highlighted critical sectors with high growth potential, including finance and capital mobilisation, infrastructure development, manufacturing and technology, commercial and professional services, as well as public-sector, multilateral, and NGO-led initiatives. These sectors, stakeholders noted, hold the promise of transforming Ghana’s industrial base while offering Japanese investors access to a fast-growing and strategically positioned African economy.
Addressing participants at the event, Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Kunimitsu Ayano, together with Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Trade and Agribusiness, Hon. Sampson Ahi, jointly appealed to businesses and citizens of both countries to move beyond dialogue and actively pursue investment partnerships. They stressed that stronger Ghana–Japan cooperation is not only timely but essential in an increasingly competitive global economy.
The two leaders emphasized that deeper investment ties would help create jobs, stimulate innovation, generate wealth, and promote sustainable economic growth in both countries. They urged Ghanaian enterprises to position themselves as reliable partners for Japanese firms, while encouraging Japanese investors to take advantage of Ghana’s stable political environment, improving business climate, and access to regional markets.
As Ghana continues to pursue industrialisation and value addition under its trade and agribusiness agenda, partnerships with technologically advanced and investment-driven economies such as Japan are seen as critical. The B2B reception therefore served not just as a networking event, but as a strategic call to action—for businesses to seize emerging opportunities and for both governments to continue creating enabling environments that translate partnerships into tangible development outcomes.
The message from Accra was clear: Ghana–Japan relations must now be driven by action, investment, and shared prosperity
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