{"id":618814,"date":"2026-06-03T11:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/618814\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:45:15","slug":"uk-ghana-growth-partnership-to-drive-jobs-investment-and-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/618814\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2013Ghana Growth Partnership to Drive Jobs, Investment and Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK and Ghana have signed a new Growth Partnership aimed at delivering tangible benefits for people and businesses in Ghana, including more jobs, stronger infrastructure and better access to skills and education.\u00a0The Partnership will build on the\u00a0up to\u00a0\u00a3215\u00a0millions\u00a0of deals signed as part of the Ghana Investment Summit in London.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Signed today during President John\u00a0Dramani\u00a0Mahama\u2019s\u00a0official visit to the United Kingdom, the Partnership sets out how the two countries will work\u00a0together from 2026 to 2028 to support private\u2011sector\u2011led growth, boost trade and unlock new investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Partnership focuses on four priority areas: attracting private investment and finance; making it easier for Ghanaian businesses to trade; supporting infrastructure and industrial growth; and expanding skills and education partnerships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is backed by a series of practical initiatives designed\u00a0to deliver\u00a0real\u00a0results, including:\u00a0<\/p>\n

New jobs and a stronger maritime sector:\u00a0a\u00a0\u00a3101million\u00a0($137m)\u00a0UK-supported project,\u00a0to develop the first commercial-scale ship repair and dry-docking facility in the Gulf of Guinea.\u00a0\u00a0The Takoradi Floating Dock Project (ShipRite)\u00a0is\u00a0backed by a consortium of investors\u00a0including UK co-owned Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)\u00a0and delivered in partnership with the Ghana Ports and\u00a0Harbours\u00a0Authority (GPHA).\u00a0It is expected to\u00a0create\u00a0up to 430 direct jobs,\u00a0with around\u00a030% taken up by women;\u00a0while positioning Ghana as a regional maritime hub and reducing emissions by\u00a0overall travel\u00a0distances.\u00a0\u00a0The project also\u00a0pioneers the involvement of local pension funds in infrastructure finance in the region.<\/p>\n

Climate\u2011aligned\u00a0infrastructure:\u00a0a \u00a35 million UK-supported\u00a0(ODA)\u00a0Green\u00a0Project Preparation Facility,\u00a0hosted by Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD\u00a0Africa) and\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, designed to help transform viable ideas\u00a0from private and public sector developers into investable climate-focused\u00a0\u00a0infrastructure projects, with the potential to unlock up to \u00a3180 million in deals over three years,\u00a0supporting opportunities\u00a0for UK firms, supporting the Government of Ghana\u2019s\u00a0priority infrastructure\u00a0agenda.<\/p>\n

Mobilising global capital for Ghana\u2019s green economy:\u00a0Mere Plantations has announced plans to scale up plantation and reforestation activities in Ghana, including the use of\u00a0new technologies\u00a0such as biochar to enhance environmental impact and sustainability. As a major milestone, the company will launch a\u00a0\u00a385 million reforestation investment fund listed in the UK, the first Article 9 \u201cdark green\u201d fund on the London Stock Exchange\u2019s new Private Markets platform. Backed by the Ghana Forestry Commission, the fund will channel international capital into high\u2011integrity reforestation and carbon projects in Ghana, supporting jobs, restoring degraded\u00a0land\u00a0and positioning Ghana as a leading destination for nature\u2011based investment.<\/p>\n

New\u00a0partnership\u00a0to help implement the\u00a0Ghana\u00a0AI Strategy, as part of a wider\u00a0set of new Science and Technology\u00a0collaboration, backed by\u00a0\u00a36 million\u00a0UK funding.\u00a0During the Investment Summit,\u00a0Minister for Communications, Digital\u00a0Transformation\u00a0and Innovation\u00a0will discuss how UK\u00a0expertise\u00a0can help Ghanaian institutions\u00a0unlock the benefits of AI.\u00a0Ten new\u00a0Physics Partnerships have been funded\u00a0in partnership with UK Research and Innovation driving collaboration across universities.<\/p>\n

Restoring forests and livelihoods:\u00a0Rainforest Builder to inject\u00a0\u00a39 million in new investment in forest restoration in the\u00a0Oti\u00a0Region, supporting environmental protection and local jobs.<\/p>\n

Skills and education opportunities:\u00a0the publication of Transnational Education guidelines, opening new partnerships between UK and Ghanaian institutions and supporting access to higher\u2011quality education and training.<\/p>\n

Stronger healthcare skills:\u00a0a \u00a34 million, five\u2011year\u00a0partnership between a UK training provider and Ghana\u2011based Mangel\u00a0Klicks\u00a0to deliver specialist clinical engineering training, strengthening healthcare systems in Ghana and supporting skills development across the wider region.<\/p>\n

The Partnership is signed as the UK and Ghana mark five years of the UK\u2013Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement. Since the Agreement entered into force, bilateral trade has grown to around \u00a31.6 billion \u2014 an increase of 12.5% since 2024. It also builds on the strong investment pipeline\u00a0established\u00a0by British International Investment (BII) whose development finance investment into Ghana stands at approximately \u00a3140m, including\u00a0Maa\u00a0Grace, a UK-Ghanaian export-focused garments business\u00a0backed through Growth Investment Partners (GIP) Ghana.\u00a0<\/p>\n

H.E Dr Christian\u00a0Rogg, British High Commissioner to Ghana, said:\u00a0<\/p>\n

This Growth Partnership is about\u00a0real\u00a0change people can see and feel. It means more skilled jobs, stronger ports and transport links, better access to finance, and new opportunities for young people and women across Ghana.\u00a0
\nBy working with Ghanaian partners and backing private investment, we are supporting growth that is sustainable,\u00a0inclusive\u00a0and led by Ghana\u2019s own priorities.<\/p>\n

Together, these initiatives\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0a strengthened UK\u2013Ghana Growth Partnership that is:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mobilising\u00a0investment at scale
\n Expanding and diversifying trade
\n Supporting infrastructure for industrial transformation<\/p>\n

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This partnership underscores the UK\u2019s commitment as a\u00a0long-term partner in Ghana\u2019s economic transformation, while unlocking new commercial opportunities across priority sectors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

Notes to editors\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ghana is one of West Africa\u2019s most stable democracies and plays a leading role in the region\u2019s economy and\u00a0building greater\u00a0security.<\/p>\n

The UK\u2013Ghana Growth Partnership complements existing trade arrangements and builds on long\u2011standing people\u2011to\u2011people and business links between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The Partnership is designed to support a predictable environment that encourages responsible, sustainable investment.<\/p>\n

About the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF):\u00a0GIIF is a Government of Ghana initiative designed to\u00a0facilitate\u00a0and manage infrastructure investments across key sectors of the Ghanaian economy.<\/p>\n

About the UK\u2013Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement:\u00a0The UK\u2013Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement entered into force in 2021 and provides a framework for trade between the two countries following the UK\u2019s departure from the European Union.<\/p>\n

About the Dry dock project,\u00a0delivered in partnership with the Ghana Ports and\u00a0Harbours\u00a0Authority (GPHA):\u00a0PIDG\u2019s investment complements equity investments by\u00a0ARM-Harith\u00a0Infrastructure Fund and the project developer, Prime Meridian Docks Ghana Ltd, and unlocks senior and mezzanine financing from the African Export-Import Bank, the African Development Bank, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), Petra Pension Schemes, and Origen Private Debt\u00a0Fund.<\/p>\n

About Mere Plantations: Mere Plantations is a UK-based forestry and investment company\u00a0specialising\u00a0in sustainable plantation development and reforestation projects, working in partnership with the Ghana Forestry Commission to restore degraded land, generate carbon credits and support local jobs.\u00a0Mere Plantations is scaling reforestation in Ghana while preparing to list an Article 9 \u201cdark green\u201d fund on the London Stock Exchange, marking a significant step in\u00a0mobilising\u00a0international capital into the country\u2019s green economy. The initiative is also a launch client for the LSE\u2019s new Private Markets platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UK and Ghana have signed a new Growth Partnership aimed at delivering tangible benefits for people and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-618814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}