The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has opened the Ghana Trade House in London to provide a permanent marketplace and investor-friendly hub for quality, reliable Made-in-Ghana goods.
It serves both retail buyers and institutional investors, facilitating structured engagement with export-ready firms in sectors such as processed foods, beverages, textiles, cosmetics and light manufactured goods.
It marks a fresh phase in Ghana’s longstanding trade and investment partnership with the United Kingdom and will provide a one-stop shop for Ghanaian exporters.
The facility, launched in collaboration with the Ghana High Commission in the UK and its partners, is also expected to host sector-focused events, business to business meetings and themed promotions, connecting buyers not only with individual companies, but also with Ghana’s wider investment ecosystem, including trade and investment agencies that support export led growth.
It is the fourth of such an initiative from GEPA after similar Trade Houses in Nairobi, Kenya and Philadelphia, USA, to offer warehousing, branding and market-entry support for exporters while giving foreign investors early visibility on high-potential firms.
Bridge
At the launch, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GEPA, Francis Kojo Kwarteng Arthur, described the London hub as a practical bridge between Ghanaian producers and UK buyers.
He stressed that exporters now had a dedicated space where their products could be discovered, tested, and scaled in a sophisticated market.
“For our businesses, London is no longer just a destination in our export statistics; it is a city where Ghanaian brands can build real shelf presence and long-term relationships,” he noted.
Mr Arthur said the London opening was part of a strategy to anchor Ghanaian products in key regional markets.
“This also provides investors with a curated, data-rich platform to engage with a growing, outward-looking non-traditional export economy,” the GEPA CEO added.
Bilateral trade
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, Sabah Zita Benson, linked the initiative to the broader trajectory of Ghana–UK relations, pointing to steady growth in bilateral trade and a rising number of UK investment projects in Ghana.
“By opening this Trade House, we are giving that partnership a new, everyday expression: Ghanaian products on display in London, backed by Ghanaian and British institutions committed to expanding trade and investment,” Ms Benson said.
Forward-thinking initiative
Speaking on behalf of the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, the Deputy Chief of Staff in Charge of Operations, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe, described the improvements in the non-traditional export sector over the last year as remarkable.
“Platforms like this will allow more Ghanaian products to be brought closer to us. GEPA is there to assist all these businesses, whether small or big, to be able to penetrate these international markets,” Mr Dogbe added.
The CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA), Simon Madjie, in his remarks, stated that opening a Ghana Trade House in London, following the success in Philadelphia, demonstrated the forward-thinking partnerships Ghana needed to convert export potential into investment and shared prosperity.
He expressed optimism that the facility would create new investment opportunities in Ghana and encouraged investors and business leaders to visit and explore the country’s many prospects.
