Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United States of America, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has described Ghana’s stability, credibility and predictability as the country’s strongest competitive advantages in attracting global investment.
Speaking at a high-level Economic Dialogue in Atlanta, the Ghanaian Ambassador to the United States led discussions with business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and development stakeholders on strengthening economic ties between Ghana and the United States.
Addressing participants, Ambassador Smith stressed Ghana’s commitment to building sustainable long-term partnerships capable of driving inclusive growth and industrial transformation.
Highlighting opportunities for collaboration between Ghana and the State of Georgia, he pointed to synergies in aviation, logistics, agriculture, education, fintech, manufacturing and the creative economy.
“Atlanta’s world-class aviation and logistics ecosystem aligns naturally with Ghana’s ambition to become the preferred aviation and transportation hub of West Africa,” he stated.
He also paid tribute to the Ghanaian diaspora in the United States, describing them as critical stakeholders in Ghana’s development agenda.
“Diasporas understand both systems. They understand Ghana and they understand America. They can therefore serve as bridges of trust, culture, investment and innovation,” he said.
Also participating in the dialogue was Jacques Nack Ngue, who announced a $40 million investment initiative focused on enterprise development across Africa, beginning with Ghana.
“The next decade of African growth will be built on the diaspora, by the diaspora, not just for the diaspora,” he said.
According to him, the fund will target sectors including fintech, agricultural innovation and workforce transformation, with emphasis on inclusive economic participation.
“We want the funds to go directly to the farmers, support agricultural workers, and include them in the economic activity,” he explained.
Mr Ngue further praised Ghana’s political and economic stability as a major attraction for international investors.
“Stability is the new alpha. Ghana offers exactly what global capital is now searching for — peaceful rule, democratic governance, and peaceful transitions,” he stated.
He also disclosed that one of the fund’s portfolio companies, Quantum, has already enrolled more than 167,000 agricultural and forestry workers across Africa through its platform.
“I came here to be one of those bridges — to turn the conversation into execution and goodwill into measurable impact,” he added.
The dialogue also featured contributions from stakeholders in Ghana’s energy sector, including officials from Cen Power Generation Company, who highlighted investment opportunities and ongoing reforms in the country’s power industry.
Nana Brew-Butler explained how the company successfully attracted both international and African investors into Ghana’s energy sector.
“We managed to attract investors from all over, and today 68 percent of ownership in the company is African,” he noted.
Mr Brew-Butler said recent engagements with the current administration had renewed confidence in the sector despite previous challenges relating to utility arrears.
“Without power, you cannot get development,” he stressed.
He further disclosed that the company currently contributes about 12 percent of Ghana’s dependable power supply and serves more than one million households nationwide.
The Economic Dialogue ended with renewed commitments to deepen Ghana-U.S. business cooperation, strengthen diaspora engagement and develop practical frameworks aimed at translating economic opportunities into measurable development outcomes.
