Business News of Monday, 5 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Simon Madjie, has called on Ghanaians living abroad to channel their remittances into productive investments to support national development. He said diaspora remittances had outperformed foreign direct investment inflows and could have a stronger impact on the economy if properly directed. Speaking at a Diaspora Summit under the theme “Resetting Ghana: The Diaspora as the 17th Region,” Madjie highlighted GIPC’s diaspora investment framework, which provides institutional support, policy reforms, access to information, risk mitigation, and digital tools to simplify investment processes. He noted the Centre’s Diaspora Desk, offering tailored information and advisory services, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Desk, which supports diaspora investors with opportunities under the AfCFTA. He identified priority sectors for diaspora investment as real estate, manufacturing, the creative industry, tourism and hospitality, ICT, healthcare, green industrialisation, climate-smart agriculture, and digital transformation.

Source: GhanaWeb January 05, 2026 19:07 UTC