在日本横滨举行的备受瞩目的总统投资论坛后，100 多家日本公司表示有兴趣在加纳投资。

该论坛由加纳投资促进中心（GIPC）在第九届非洲发展问题东京国际会议（TICAD-9）期间举办，是加纳和日本之间深化经济联系的战略平台。

该活动以 “加纳对商业开放 -- 释放投资机会，实现共同繁荣” 为主题举行，吸引了日本投资者和商界、各种日本发展和国际合作组织以及政府官员等。

加纳总统约翰·德拉马尼·马哈马（John Dramani Mahama）前天在总统投资论坛上发表主题演讲时告诉与会者，加纳仍然是日本企业寻求进入西非和更广泛的非洲市场的主要门户。

“加纳是通往西非的稳定、民主和商业友好的门户。” 马哈马总统说。

他指出了加纳的战略位置、宏观经济稳定性以及旨在显着提高营商便利性的正在进行的改革。

马哈马总统向投资者保证，加纳经济正在反弹，并表示通胀率在 2022 年 12 月飙升至 54.1% 的 22 年高点，2024 年飙升至近 23%，今年 6 月降至 13.7%，上个月降至 12.1%，预计到今年年底将达到个位数。

“对于那些了解加纳塞地历史的人来说，它一直是非洲最不稳定的货币之一。我很高兴地宣布，今年，加纳塞地成为世界上表现最好的货币，“总统告诉投资者。

马哈马总统说，这证明了加纳的基本面正在改善，并致力于宏观经济稳定。

本地内容是关键

为促进日本投资，总统宣布了一系列具体承诺，包括项目快速审批、现成的工业用地、主权担保和创新的混合融资框架。

“在经过审查的《加纳投资促进中心法》中，我们将取消这些最低资本投资。

这将使任何投资者，无论你有多少钱，100,000 美元、50,000 美元，都能够进入并在加纳开展业务。“ 总统说。

根据现行法律，外国投资者必须满足最低股权出资，在开展业务之前必须转入在加纳注册的账户（加纳银行），外商独资企业和贸易公司的门槛更高。

然而，马哈马总统提出了互惠的关键呼吁，敦促日本投资者承诺签署本地内容和技术转让协议，以建设加纳工人和管理人员的能力。

“我的三个要求很简单。与我们一起试点，合作扩大规模，并投资于人员。“ 马哈马总统强调。

加纳投资促进中心首席执行官 Simon Madjie 在详细的投资宣传中概述了加纳经济战略的两大核心支柱：24 小时经济和加速出口发展计划（24H+），以及大推动议程，呼应了总统的保证。

大推进议程：24小时+

Madjie 先生解释说，24H+ 计划旨在将业务运营扩展到传统工作时间之外，以提高生产力、创造就业机会并加强市场准入。

他向投资者保证，投资者将提供随之而来的经济激励措施，例如退税、关税减免和出口奖金。

在阐述 “大推动议程”时，Madjie 先生表示，这是一项耗资 100 亿美元的巨大基础设施计划，旨在弥补国家基础设施赤字并提高竞争力，重点关注交通、物流、供水系统、农业和能源。

加纳投资促进中心首席执行官还详细介绍了对投资者的一系列有吸引力的激励措施，包括农产品加工和可再生能源等战略部门的企业免税期、对在阿克拉和特马以外设立的企业的基于位置的减税，以及机器和设备的关税豁免。

他还强调了具体的、可投资的项目，如沃尔特经济走廊、莱贡制药创新园和库马西机械技术园。

日本投资的关键行业包括汽车和电动汽车组装、农业工业园区和食品加工、可再生能源、制药、数字经济和旅游业发展。

演讲结束后，许多日本企业轮流表示有兴趣在加纳启动可行性研究和试点项目，标志着加纳与日本经济合作的新势头。

背景

第九届非洲发展问题东京国际会议于 2025 年 8 月 20 日至 22 日在横滨举行。

日本政府自 1993 年以来一直牵头举办这次会议，由联合国、联合国开发计划署、世界银行，和非洲联盟委员会（AUC）共同主办。

过去的东京会议为非洲带来了许多关键成果，包括更好地认识非洲的发展挑战，加强非洲国家与国际社会之间的伙伴关系，以及更加注重非洲对发展倡议的自主权。

与其他此类多边会议不同，东京会议采取了具体行动，这些行动已转化为财政援助，特别是在教育、供水、卫生和基础设施发展方面。

众所周知，建立非洲联盟非洲发展新伙伴关系是东京会议的具体成果之一。

日本政府正在为加纳的许多发展项目提供资金，其中大部分是以优惠条件提供，涉及道路基础设施、教育、卫生、气候变化和适应。

Japan Eyes Ghana for Big Investments

More than 100 Japanese companies have expressed interest in investing in Ghana following a high-profile Presidential Investment Forum held in Yokohama, Japan.

Organised by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on the sidelines of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9), the forum served as a strategic platform to deepen economic ties between Ghana and Japan.

Held on the theme: “Ghana is Open for Business — Unleashing Investment Opportunities for Shared Prosperity”, it attracted Japanese investors and the business community, various Japanese development and international cooperation organisations and government officials, among others.

President John Dramani Mahama, in a keynote address at the Presidential Investment Forum yesterday, told the participants that Ghana remained the prime gateway for Japanese businesses seeking entry into the West African and broader African market.

“Ghana is a stable, democratic and business-friendly gateway to West Africa,” President Mahama said.

He pointed to the country’s strategic location, macroeconomic stability, and ongoing reforms designed to significantly improve the ease of doing business.

President Mahama reassured investors that Ghana’s economy was bouncing back, saying inflation, which spiked to a 22-year high of 54.1 per cent in December 2022 and almost 23 per cent in 2024, dropped to 13.7 per cent in June this year and 12.1 per cent last month, with expectations of single digits by the end of this year.

“For those of you who know the history of the Ghanaian cedi, it has been one of the most volatile currencies in Africa. I am happy to announce that this year, Ghana’s cedi has been the best-performing currency in the world,” the President told the investors.

That, President Mahama said, was proof of Ghana’s improving fundamentals and commitment to macroeconomic stability.

To facilitate Japanese investment, the President announced a suite of concrete commitments, including fast-track approvals for projects, readily available industrial sites, sovereign guarantees, and innovative blended financing frameworks.

“In the reviewed Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, we’re removing those minimum capital investments.

This will enable any investor, however little money you have, $100,000, $50,000, to be able to come in and set up a business in Ghana,” the President stated.

Under the existing law, foreign investors are required to meet a minimum equity contribution, which must be transferred into an account domiciled in Ghana (Bank of Ghana) before setting up businesses, with higher thresholds for wholly foreign-owned enterprises and trading companies.

Local content key

President Mahama, however, made a pivotal call for reciprocity, urging Japanese investors to commit to local content and technology transfer agreements to build the capacity of Ghanaian workers and managers.

“My three requests are simple. Pilot with us, partner to scale, and invest in people,” President Mahama stressed.

Echoing the President’s assurances, the Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, Simon Madjie, in a detailed investment pitch, outlined the two central pillars of Ghana’s economic strategy: the 24 Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+) and the Big Push Agenda.

Big Push Agenda, 24H+

Mr Madjie explained that the 24H+ initiative was designed to extend business operations beyond traditional hours to boost productivity, create jobs and enhance market access.

He assured investors of accompanying financial incentives such as tax rebates, duty waivers and export bonuses.

Elaborating on the Big Push Agenda, Mr Madjie said it was a monumental $10 billion infrastructure plan aimed at closing the nation’s infrastructure deficit and enhancing competitiveness, with a sharp focus on transport, logistics, water systems, agriculture and energy.

The GIPC CEO also detailed a wide array of attractive incentives for investors, including corporate tax holidays for strategic sectors such as agro-processing and renewable energy, location-based tax reductions for businesses established outside Accra and Tema, and customs duty exemptions on machinery and equipment.

He also highlighted specific, ready-to-invest projects such as the Volta Economic Corridor, the Legon Pharmaceutical Innovation Park, and the Kumasi Machinery & Technology Park.

Key sectors identified for Japanese investment included automotive and electric vehicle assembly, agro-industrial parks and food processing, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, the digital economy, and tourism development.

After the presentation, many Japanese firms took turns to express interest in initiating feasibility studies and pilot projects in Ghana, signalling a renewed momentum in the Ghana-Japan economic cooperation.

Context

TICAD-9 is being held in Yokohama from August 20-22, 2025.

The government of Japan has been leading this conference since 1993, co-hosted by the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the African Union Commission (AUC).

Past TICAD conferences have yielded many key outcomes for Africa, including better appreciation of Africa's development challenges, stronger partnerships between African nations and the international community, and a greater focus on African ownership of development initiatives.

Unlike other such multilateral conferences, TICAD has brought about concrete actions that have translated into financial assistance, particularly in education, water supply, health, and infrastructural development.

The establishment of the African Union’s New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is known to be one of the concrete outcomes of TICAD.

The Japanese government is financing many development projects for Ghana, mostly on concessionary terms, cutting across road infrastructure, education, health and climate change and adaptation.

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