London: Mrs. Sabah Zita Benson, Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, has expressed optimism about the future of economic cooperation between Ghana and the UK. She highlighted that both nations are well-positioned to foster a partnership that will promote prosperity, innovation, and sustainable growth for upcoming generations.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mrs. Benson made these remarks during the opening of the Ghana-UK Investment Summit 2026 in London. She reiterated the Ghana High Commission's dedication to serving as a conduit between investors and opportunities in Ghana. "We stand ready to facilitate engagements, provide information, and support businesses seeking to establish or expand their presence in our country," she stated.
The two-day summit, inaugurated by President John Dramani Mahama, is being organized in collaboration with Invest Africa and the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. The event has attracted a distinguished gathering of business leaders, institutional investors, policymakers, and development partners. Mrs. Benson encouraged participants to engage openly and explore the vast opportunities available, while expressing gratitude for their interest in Ghana as a destination for investment, partnership, and long-term business growth.
She emphasized the importance of evolving the Ghana-UK relationship into a modern economic partnership founded on mutual prosperity, innovation, sustainability, and shared growth. By bringing together government leaders, investors, financiers, entrepreneurs, and business executives, the summit aims to unlock new opportunities, deepen commercial ties, and create lasting value for both countries.
Highlighting the significant opportunities Ghana presents for investors amid global economic changes, Mrs. Benson noted that the country is entering a new phase of economic transformation. Under President Mahama's leadership, the government is focusing on restoring economic stability, industrialization, job creation, and positioning Ghana as a competitive hub for investment, manufacturing, logistics, and services in Africa.
Central to this vision is the development of a 24-hour economy, designed to increase productivity, enhance exports, create employment opportunities, maximize infrastructure use, and attract investment into value-added industries through a well-structured day-and-night economy. Mrs. Benson stressed the ambition to attract genuine partnerships across various sectors that support industrialization, job creation, skills development, technology transfer, infrastructure development, and sustainable economic transformation.
She highlighted Ghana's offering as a compelling investment proposition, citing political stability, a strong democratic tradition, strategic geographic location, abundant natural resources, a youthful workforce, and preferential access to a continental market of more than 1.4 billion people through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as key advantages.
Mrs. Benson expressed appreciation to all the companies, institutions, and individuals present at the summit, acknowledging their confidence in Ghana's future and the opportunities the country presents. Over the two days, participants will hear directly from policymakers, industry leaders, and investors about opportunities across priority sectors, including infrastructure, energy, mining, agribusiness, manufacturing, financial services, technology, healthcare, and tourism.
The summit aims to facilitate meaningful engagement, enabling participants to explore partnerships and identify projects that deliver mutual benefits for both Ghanaian and British businesses. Mrs. Benson expressed confidence that the summit will forge relationships that will endure long after the event concludes, emphasizing that the true measure of success will be the collaborations established, investments facilitated, and shared prosperity created in the coming years.
In alignment with President Mahama's vision of promoting Ghanaian-owned businesses abroad, participants will also visit public and private businesses during the summit. Mrs. Benson extended gratitude to the Government and people of the United Kingdom for their longstanding friendship and business partnership with Ghana, acknowledging past achievements and expressing optimism for future successes.
In related remarks, Dr. Christian Rogg, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, announced the UK-backed Private Infrastructure Development Group's (PIDG) largest investment to date-a £101 million ship repair and dry-docking facility at Takoradi Port in Ghana. The project is set to create up to 430 jobs, with 30 percent reserved for women, while strengthening Ghana's position as a regional maritime and logistics hub. Dr. Rogg also reaffirmed the UK Government's full support for Ghana's socio-economic development.