Transparency International Ghana (TI-G) has held a high level roundtable discussion in Kumasi aimed at strengthening multi-stakeholder engagement and advocacy for policy reforms that promote a transparent, accountable, and attractive investment climate in Ghana.
The forum, which was under the theme, “Advocating Policy Reform for a Positive Investment Environment in Ghana”, brought together civil society organisations, business associations, policymakers, regulatory institutions, private sector actors and development partners to discuss evidence-based challenges and actionable policy reforms needed to enhance Ghana’s investment ecosystem.
The objective is to present TI Ghana’s research findings on governance and investment climate challenges to key stakeholders, to facilitate dialogue between CSOs, business associations, policymakers, and regulators on investment policy reforms.
The aim was also to identify actionable policy recommendations that enhance transparency, accountability, reduce administrative bottlenecks and improve investor confidence, and as well as to build a coordinated advocacy platform for sustained engagement on investment and governance reforms.
Ms. Mary Awelana Addah, Executive Director, TI-G disclosed that the forum was grounded in a clear reality as a conducive investment climate is essential for economic growth, job creation and sustainable development.
She noted that persistent governance gaps, particularly weak regulatory enforcement, limited transparency, cumbersome administrative processes, and inconsistent policy implementation; continue to undermine investor confidence in Ghana and across the region.
Ms Mary Addah further disclosed that these challenges do not only affect capital flows, but they shape productivity, public revenue, and trust in state institutions, indicating that recent assessments and research undertaken by TI-G underscore the need for targeted, coordinated reforms that strengthen accountability.
She said the assessment also improves public-private sector engagement, and shift the focus from attracting any capital to attracting constructive, value-adding investment that delivers long-term national benefit.
To address these challenges, the Executive Director noted that it requires deliberate and inclusive engagement, adding that no single institution can resolve systemic governance constraints alone, hence, civil society, the private sector, policymakers, regulators and development partners must work collaboratively to identify bottlenecks.
They must align reform priorities, and advocate for policies that ease the cost of doing business while enhancing predictability and investor trust.
Ms. Addah noted that structured dialogue platforms such as the forum remain essential for translating evidence into practical reform, revealing that it was within this context that TI-G, with the valued support of the Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), convened a policy dialogue in December 2025 on advocating policy reform for a positive investment environment in Ghana
According to her, a central lesson from that engagement, and one that remains relevant, is that Ghana’s challenge lies less in the absence of laws and more in gaps in enforcement, coordination, and accountability.
Ms Addah disclosed that the engagement was intended to be candid, practical, and forward-looking, hoping that it moves beyond diagnosis to concreting reforms that strengthen accountability and restore confidence in Ghana’s investment environment.
From Oswald P. Freiku, Kumasi
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