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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has positioned Ghana as the ideal convergence point for African, Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf businesses, touting the country\u2019s strategic location, political stability, and 24-hour economy as key investment magnets.<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking at the 4th Marrakesh Parliamentary Economic Forum in Morocco on June 19-20, 2026, Mr Bagbin told high-level policymakers, civil society and academics that Ghana\u2019s place \u201cat the center of the world\u201d and on West Africa\u2019s coast gives it a natural gateway advantage to landlocked Sahelian states and global shipping lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhana has a strategic advantage which positions the country to boost both intra and inter-regional trade,\u201d a press release issued by Mr David Sbastian Damoah, Director, Media Relations, Parliament of Ghana copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday said.<\/p>\n

It said the forum was organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean and Morocco\u2019s House of Councillors, in partnership with the World Bank\/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Parliamentary Network.<\/p>\n

The release pointed to Ghana\u2019s stable political environment, improving transport infrastructure, and expanding Tema and Takoradi ports as competitive edges.<\/p>\n

It noted that the Speaker disclosed the government\u2019s \u201cdeliberate\u201d push for industrialisation, export diversification, and transition to a 24-hour economy to ensure continuous production and global competitiveness.<\/p>\n

The release urged regional blocs to go beyond internal integration, quoting the Speaker as saying: \u201cWe must move beyond building regional economic silos to constructing formidable relationships across regions especially within the Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf states.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moderating a Special Session on Africa, it said the Speaker noted that Ghana had designed a policy framework and action plan for the African Continental Free Trade Area, plus a National Export Development Strategy focused on Africa\u2019s 1.3 billion consumer market.<\/p>\n

The plan, it noted, targeted value-addition to exports, import competition, and job creation.<\/p>\n

According to the release, the Forum\u2019s four panels tackled public debt, trade barriers, AI investment and a proposed Euro-Mediterranean and Gulf AI Hub, job creation through incubators and the Blue Economy, and climate change impacts on food security.<\/p>\n

On the sidelines, it noted that Speaker Bagbin held bilateral talks with Speakers from the United Arab Emirates, Niger, and the President of Morocco\u2019s House of Councillors.<\/p>\n

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