The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) has called on the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to provide technical support for the development of a national foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy.
GIPA chief executive Simon Madjie made the appeal during a working visit by UNIDO’s Ghana and Liberia representative, Emmanuel Kalenzi, where he stressed the need for a clear investment framework aligned with Ghana’s development priorities.
Madjie also outlined plans for a digital one-stop investment platform to allow investors to identify opportunities, submit applications and track regulatory processes online.
The proposed platform is expected to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability in investment-related procedures.
Discussions between the two institutions also covered potential collaboration in investment opportunity mapping, investor outreach, support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), industrial development and investment linkages.
Kalenzi reaffirmed UNIDO’s commitment to supporting Ghana’s industrialisation agenda and indicated that the organisation would explore opportunities to assist with preliminary work on the proposed FDI strategy.
A national FDI strategy could provide a framework for attracting foreign investment in line with Ghana’s development objectives, while strengthening links between investors and local businesses.
