President John Dramani Mahama will today depart Ghana for official visits to Japan and Singapore as part of efforts to deepen Ghana’s trade, investment, and development partnerships.
A statement released on Sunday, August 17, 2025, said the visits are expected to attract investment, expand market access for Ghanaian products, and strengthen cooperation in technology, finance, infrastructure, and human capital development.
In Japan, the President will participate in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX), where he is scheduled to deliver an address at a plenary session on promoting trade and investment.
He will also lead a Ghana Presidential Investment Forum to highlight opportunities available under his administration’s “Resetting Ghana” agenda.
The forum is expected to bring together Japanese investors and Ghanaian officials to discuss partnerships in areas of mutual benefit.
President Mahama’s Tokyo itinerary also includes high-level meetings with key partners.
He will meet with the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), officials of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
The discussions are expected to focus on expanding trade relations, infrastructure development, technical cooperation, and boosting investment between Ghana and Japan.
After concluding his engagements in Japan, President Mahama will travel to Singapore for a three-day state visit.
While there, he will pay a courtesy call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and hold discussions with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
He is also billed to participate in the Africa-Singapore Business Forum, where he will address an investment session to present Ghana’s reform plans and invite Singaporean businesses to invest in sectors such as finance, infrastructure, and technology.
The Presidency expressed optimism that the two-nation visit will open up new avenues for trade and investment, while further positioning Ghana as an attractive hub for business and economic cooperation in Africa.
