Mr. Simon Madjie (M) with other stakeholders
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Simon Madjie, has described the newly inaugurated Ghana Trade House in Philadelphia, United States, as a “national asset” that will advance the nation’s trade and investment agenda.
The facility, established by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), serves as a trade and export hub to support Ghanaian businesses seeking access to the U.S. market.
It provides market intelligence, export advisory services, investment promotion, business matchmaking, guidance on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and trade financing linkages.
Speaking at the Invest Ghana Business Forum and Exhibition in the United States, Mr. Madjie said the Trade House would significantly enhance Ghana’s international trade visibility and help convert commercial interest into tangible investment outcomes.
“When investors can see the quality of Ghanaian goods and appreciate the depth and capability of local enterprises, they are more likely to move from curiosity to commitment,” he said.
Mr. Madjie noted that the initiative aligns with GIPC’s broader mandate to attract foreign direct investment and strengthen collaboration with key state institutions and the private sector to translate trade promotion into sustainable economic growth.
He said bilateral trade between Ghana and the United States reached approximately US$2.5 billion in 2025, with Ghana’s exports becoming increasingly diversified to include cocoa, yam and processed agricultural products.
According to him, the initiative forms part of the government’s broader strategy to increase Ghana’s non-traditional exports to the United States from US$405.6 million to US$1 billion by the end of 2026.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Francis Kojo Kwarteng Arthur, said Ghana remains one of Africa’s most attractive destinations for trade and investment.
He noted that the opening of the Philadelphia Trade House is the latest in a series of high-impact trade promotion initiatives undertaken by GEPA this year.
Mr. Arthur said that in February 2026, the Authority led a delegation of Ghanaian horticultural producers to Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Germany, where participants secured significant purchase orders.
He added that GEPA’s recent international trade missions have already generated substantial commercial outcomes, including more than US$350 million in purchase orders from Fruit Logistica in Berlin, US$150 million from Macfrut in Italy, and US$100 million from SIAL Canada.
By Ebenezer K. Amponsah