The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade ties between Ghana and the UK.
At a strategic meeting in Accra, GEPA CEO, Lawyer Francis Kojo Kwarteng Arthur, and UKGCC Executive Director, Madam Adjoba Kyiamah, discussed ways to boost Ghana’s exports and improve market access for local businesses.
Key on the agenda was Ghana’s participation in the UK Garment and Textile Trade Exhibition in July 2025 and investment opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing, and the creative industries. Both sides emphasized the need for trade missions and financial support to help Ghanaian exporters compete internationally.
GEPA says it remains committed to creating more market opportunities for Ghanaian products and driving sustainable export growth.
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is the National Export Trade Support Institution of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) responsible for the facilitation, development and promotion of Ghanaian exports. It was established by Act 396 in 1969 as an agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry with the mandate to develop and promote Ghanaian exports. Our focus has primarily been to diversify Ghana’s export base from the traditional Gold and other unprocessed minerals, Cocoa Beans, Timber Logs and Lumber.
Currently there are over 383 different Non-Traditional Export products categorized as Agricultural, Processed/Semi Processed, and Handicrafts. Export Trade in Services is a new and recent addition to the non-traditional export portfolio.
GEPA acquired its Authority Status earlier this year and was publicly launched as such at the 72nd National Exporters’ Forum in September 2011. The change to Authority is by the Revised Laws of Ghana Act 1998, (Act 562) (1) of the Ghana Export Authority Act, 1969 (NLCD 396). This new designation helps to more clearly define the core functions of GEPA in terms of the marketing and promotion of NTE products.
GEPA’s clientele includes over 3000 registered private-sector exporting companies organized into 17 Export Product Associations. GEPA relates to these clients both on an individual corporate basis and as groups/associations. GEPA also acts as an interface between these exporters and other public organizations.
By Edzorna Francis Mensah
