Role of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)

“We have been very successful in positioning Ghana as a peaceful, stable, democratic country within which there is a clear legal and regulatory framework to invest in,” says Mawuena Trebarh, CEO of GIPC (Ghana Investment Promotion Centre).

“The experience that we are creating for the business community both domestically and internationally is very important. When they come into the country they know that there is a first point of contact and it is contact that is credible when they are looking at investment opportunities, creating the right framework in terms of the quality and the quantity of information that is available to the business community and in a format that makes sense, ensuring that they are aware of a broad suite of services that we as an investment promotion centre can make available to them so they don’t feel like they are going into this space without really knowing who they need to engage with, what the legal requirements are, what the processes and procedures are, who they need to meet with etc. Those are all things that as an investment promotion agency we offer. It is about creating the right sort of experience for the investor.”