By Mavis Paintsil, Accra
Simon Madjie, CEO GIPC, giving the welcome remarks at the launch.
GIPC maps investment potential of 261 districts
Elizabeth Nyaadu Adu Business News Jul – 15 – 2025 , 07:39
GHANA has taken a bold step to address its longstanding investment disparities in the 16 regions and unlock the country’s enormous economic potential with the launch of the Investment Opportunity Mapping Project (IOMP).
The project will identify, assess and document viable investment opportunities across all 261 districts within the country’s 16 regions to provide a comprehensive view of the untapped economic potential.
Aside from the mapping the investment opportunities, it will also conduct regional investment roadshows, make presentations for regional leadership in investment, as well as expanding the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre’s (GIPC) presence in the regions.
The project would also put together, the investment portfolios of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, conduct the Ghana Diplomatic Investment Drive, create the Investment Opportunity App, make 24-Hour Economy investment pitches and organise the Ghana International Investment Summit (GIIS).
Implemented by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in partnership with the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (MOTAI) and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GIPC), the project is expected to promote equitable development by providing both local and foreign investors with targeted and actionable information.
Speaking at the launch of the project in Accra The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GIPC, Simon Madjie, revealed that from 1994 to 2024, the GIPC registered 6,909 companies with a cumulative investment value of $51.55 billion, however, in recent years, Ghana had witnessed a decline in FDI inflows.
He said the GIPC’s annual recorded FDI fell from $3.61 billion in 2017 to just $617.6 million in 2024.
Mr Madjie said reversing the trend remained a top priority for the GIPC, especially in today’s rapidly evolving global investment landscape, where competition for capital had intensified, investor priorities shifted towards greater transparency and sustainability, and capital flows were increasingly directed towards well-defined project-specific opportunities.
“In this context, Ghana must move beyond general promotion to offer a compelling, data-driven and actionable investment proposition.
That is precisely what we seek to achieve
