UK-Ghana Trade Resource Centre Launched for Businesses
UK-Ghana Trade Resource Centre Launched to Help Businesses Tap Export Opportunities
The UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), partnering with the UK-Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme, has launched the UK-Ghana Trade Resource Centre a practical, hands-on platform built to help companies spot opportunities, navigate export requirements, and build real commercial relationships between the two countries.
UK-Ghana trade has been performing well on paper, with bilateral trade reaching around £1.6 billion in the year to Q1 2026. Still, plenty of opportunities remain unexplored on both sides. The Trade Resource Centre exists specifically to close that gap connecting businesses with the right partners and helping them make the most of what’s available under the UK-Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement.
The Centre’s launch was one of the standout moments to come out of the UK-Ghana Trade & Investment Summit 2026, a three-day gathering that brought together government leaders, investors, business executives, and trade stakeholders from both countries, held under the theme A Decade of Trust, A Future Always On: Scaling the UK-Ghana Growth Partnership.
UKGCC Executive Director Adjoba Kyiamah spoke at the launch, framing the Centre as a direct response to the information gaps and market-access challenges businesses have long faced when trying to trade between the two countries.
The Trade Resource Centre represents our commitment to moving beyond conversations about trade and providing businesses with practical support to succeed. Whether a Ghanaian exporter is looking to access the UK market or a UK company is seeking opportunities in Ghana, the Centre will provide the guidance, connections, and market intelligence needed to make those journeys easier and more successful, she said.
Set up as a core UKGCC function, the Centre is designed to help businesses on both sides navigate the bilateral trade landscape, connect with suitable partners, and get the most out of the UK-Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement (TPA). It operates as a practical support hub, offering guidance, market intelligence, business connections, and trade facilitation services.
For export-ready Ghanaian businesses, the Centre offers market-specific guidance, help preparing for export, referrals to relevant technical expertise, and direct connections to British buyers and commercial networks. The Centre will also work with partners to identify businesses that are genuinely export-ready and facilitate matchmaking opportunities between them and potential UK buyers.
On the flip side, UK businesses interested in sourcing from Ghana will have access to market intelligence, industry networks, partner referrals, and support in building commercial links all aimed at smoothing trade flow in both directions.
To ensure businesses get well-rounded, coordinated support, the Centre will also collaborate with key institutions, including the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST) in Accra, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), various sector associations, and finance providers.
Eugene Sangmortey, Team Lead for the UK-Ghana JET Programme, connected the Centre’s launch to wider efforts around strengthening trade competitiveness and supporting private-sector growth in Ghana.
The UK remains an important trade partner for Ghana; leveraging the TPA to deepen access to the UK market for Ghanaian manufacturers and exporters is crucial to business growth, trade diversification, job creation and economic transformation, Sangmortey said. The Trade Resource Centre is that practical mechanism that will drive achievement of this ambition and support exporters to overcome information barriers, improve export market readiness, and connect with viable opportunities that will drive growth, unlock investment and create quality jobs.
Sangmortey also spoke to UK-Ghana JET’s broader role in supporting Ghana’s industrial transformation, noting that through the programme’s technical assistance, government has already approved industrial policy frameworks covering automotive components manufacturing, textiles and garments, and pharmaceuticals frameworks expected to strengthen Ghana’s manufacturing base, attract investment, and generate thousands of jobs once fully rolled out.
The Centre’s launch reflects a growing push to turn the UK-Ghana Growth Partnership into real, measurable commercial outcomes, building on discussions held throughout the Summit around investment promotion, trade facilitation, market access, and business expansion.
Industry stakeholders at the Summit singled out the Centre as one of the most practically useful outcomes of the event, pointing to its potential to improve access to information, lower transaction barriers, and strengthen business participation in UK-Ghana trade overall.
The three-day UK-Ghana Trade and Investment Summit 2026 was backed by a strong lineup of institutions and businesses, including GCB Bank PLC, PwC Ghana Ltd, the UK Government’s flagship Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) programme, Fidelity Bank Ghana Ltd, Ecobank Ghana PLC, Vivo Energy Ghana Ltd, Quao Realty, DMA Invest, Aqua Africa, Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC, UniChem Ghana Ltd, Kasapreko PLC, and media partner The Business Year.
