Also known as: Mr Tanoh · Dr Augustus Goosie Tanoh · Dr Tanoh · Mr Augustus Goosie Tanoh · Senior Presidential Advisor and Coordinator of the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat · Augustine Tanoh · Hon. Augustus Goosie Tanoh
Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy who has appealed to diaspora members to invest in Ghana's export-driven value chains and economic transformation.
… Personalities expected to participate in the event include Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy, Augustus Goosie Tanoh; Ghana Tourism Authority Chief Executive Officer, Maame Efua Houadjeto; and Awulae Kwasi Amakye III, Paramount Chief and President of the Western Nzema Tr …
… Augustus Goosie Tanoh, Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States, Colonel Larry Gbevlo – Lartey alongside key Ghanaian private sector players. …
… The commitment follows a courtesy call by the Inter Tourism Expo Organising Committee on the Presidential Adviser on the 24-hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, Augustine Tanoh, in Accra. …
… Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Augustus Goosie Tanoh, said the investment reflected the 24H+ Programme’s strategy of mobilising domestic and international private capital into productive sector …
… Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Augustus Goosie Tanoh, said the investment demonstrates the government’s strategy of leveraging both domestic and international capital to expand productive sectors. …
… Speaking at the event on Tuesday, the Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy, Augustus Goosie Tanoh, described the outsourcing sector as a key driver of employment creation and foreign exchange earnings. …
… The ACPG said the findings reflect concerns President John Dramani Mahama and Senior Presidential Advisor and Coordinator of the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat, Augustus Goosie Tanoh, have raised about the economic cost of exporting raw materials i …
… Africa must build value chains Also speaking at the conference, Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy Augustus Goosie Tanoh said Africa’s critical minerals represent more than an economic opportunity, arguing that they raise fundamental questions about governance, ownership …
… The Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Mr Augustus Goosie Tanoh, announced this at the Ghana Investment and Trade Week (GITW) 2026 in Accra. …
… The Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Mr Augustus Goosie Tanoh, announced this at the Ghana Investment and Trade Week (GITW) 2026 in Accra. …
Ghana is hosting the sixth Inter Tourism Expo conference on October 21–23, 2026, at the Ridge Royal Hotel in Cape Coast, focusing on positioning Ghana as a 24-hour investment economy with opportunities in tourism, trade, agribusiness, and innovation. Participants can exhibit products, pitch businesses, and explore investment opportunities, with site visits planned for October 24–26 across Cape Coast, Greater Accra, and the Savannah Region.
Ghana is hosting the sixth Inter Tourism Expo conference on October 21–23, 2026, at the Ridge Royal Hotel in Cape Coast, focusing on positioning Ghana as a 24-hour investment economy with opportunities in tourism, trade, agribusiness, and innovation. Participants can exhibit products, pitch businesses, and explore investment opportunities, with site visits planned for October 24–26 across Cape Coast, Greater Accra, and the Savannah Region.
President John Dramani Mahama will lead Ghana's delegation at the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum, scheduled for 2–4 October 2026 in Egypt. The three-day gathering, co-organised by Egypt, Afreximbank, the African Union and AUDA-NEPAD, will convene more than twenty heads of state and government representatives, business leaders, and development institutions to shape Africa's economic future.
The 24-Hour Economy Secretariat will support the 6th Inter Tourism Expo, scheduled for October 21–23, 2026 in Cape Coast. The event, themed "Positioning Ghana as a 24-Hour Investment Economy," will bring together over 300 tourism stakeholders and investors to focus on agribusiness, digital sovereignty, and AfCFTA industrial acceleration.
Ghana's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat and four investment partners have signed an agreement for a US$270 million National Poultry Transformation Programme aimed at creating 12,000 direct jobs, reducing poultry imports, and boosting exports. The programme will expand domestic production across the entire poultry value chain, with first-phase output expected at 20,000 tonnes of dressed and processed broiler products annually.
The 24-Hour Economy Secretariat has signed an agreement with four investment partners for a US$270 million National Poultry Transformation Programme to boost domestic poultry production and create 12,000 direct jobs. The initiative will develop an integrated poultry value chain and is expected to produce 20,000 tonnes of dressed and processed broiler products annually in its first phase, reducing Ghana's dependence on imported poultry.
Ghana's 24-Hour Economy Secretariat and the Business Outsourcing Services Association of Ghana (BOSAG) plan to build the country's outsourcing talent pool through skills development, infrastructure and market access, positioning Ghana as a leading outsourcing destination. The partnership aims to create employment for young people through training aligned to international standards and multilingual capabilities.
Ghana processed about 15,000 metric tonnes of raw cashew nuts in 2025, less than 6% of its estimated annual production of 262,000 metric tonnes, with over 94% of locally produced raw cashew nuts exported unprocessed. The sector faces renewed concerns over price instability, weak local processing, and limited value capture, prompting calls for government intervention to transform cashew into a competitive agro-processing sector.
A three-day conference organised by the Open Society Foundations is taking place in Accra to examine the nexus between governance, critical minerals, and conflict in Africa. Speakers emphasised that transparent and inclusive governance is needed for critical minerals to drive development rather than deepen inequality and instability.
Construction of the first phase of the Buipe solar power project, expected to generate 1,500 megawatts with initial 100 megawatts coming on stream next month, will begin under Ghana's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme. The project aims to reduce electricity costs for industry from 18–23 US cents per kilowatt-hour to seven–nine cents and boost manufacturing competitiveness.
Construction of the first phase of the Buipe solar power project, expected to generate 1,500 megawatts, will begin next month under Ghana's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme. The initial 100 megawatts is expected to come on stream next month, with the project aimed at reducing electricity costs for industry and boosting manufacturing competitiveness.
The 7th Ghana Investment and Trade Week opened in Accra on 7 July 2026, bringing together government officials, investors and business leaders from more than 30 countries to explore opportunities in infrastructure, energy, manufacturing and trade under the theme of Ghana's 24-hour economy agenda.
Organisers of the Ghana Investment and Trade Week, MIE Events, opened the 7th edition in Accra on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, with the aim of attracting foreign direct investment, strengthening industrial partnerships, and positioning Ghana as a gateway for businesses seeking opportunities in West Africa. The event brings together investors, policymakers, business leaders and exhibitors from several countries, with previous editions having linked Ghanaian businesses to investors and companies from China, India, Türkiye and Italy.
Augustus Goosie Tanoh, Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy, appealed to Ghanaians in the United Kingdom to invest in export-driven value chains, transfer technical skills, and partner with local industries as part of the government's economic transformation initiative.
Ghana's government is appealing to diaspora members, particularly in the United Kingdom, to channel a portion of record US$7.8 billion annual remittances into productive investment and export-led growth under the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme. Presidential Adviser Augustus Goosie Tanoh said the diaspora's 2025 remittances were up from around four billion six years ago and now exceed official development assistance and foreign direct investment combined.
The National Petroleum Authority has launched a six-month pilot of the 24-Hour Economy programme in the petroleum downstream sector across 268 fuel retail outlets, eight fuel depots and two refineries in four regions. The initiative aims to reduce fuel supply bottlenecks, shorten transit times, and create jobs by extending operational hours in a sector that underpins productive activities including agro-processing, manufacturing, logistics, transportation and export trade.
Ghana's 24-Hour Economy Secretariat has begun developing a new cooperative legal framework to modernise the sector and drive structural transformation. A joint committee will draft a Cooperative Legislation Bill for parliamentary approval and presidential assent to replace outdated legal provisions.