Sylvester Adinam Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export-Import Bank, says the bank is resetting its investments to transform Ghana’s industrial and export landscape.

Delivering a keynote address at the GEXIM @10 International Conference in Accra on Wednesday, he said the reset would involve strengthening partnerships and introducing tailored financial products, including export credit guarantees, concessional working capital, agribusiness funding, blended finance, and equity investments.

The two-day conference, held on the theme “A Decade of Enabling Trade and Industrial Transformation: Resetting GEXIM for the Next Frontier,” provided a platform to assess progress, exchange ideas, and plan for the bank’s future.

Mensah said the new strategy for 2025 to 2030 would be anchored on five pillars: deepening solutions-oriented financing; focusing on scalable sector platforms; enhancing Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) competitiveness and export readiness; strengthening market access and trade facilitation; and modernising the institution.

He explained that priority sectors would include agro-processing, garments, pharmaceuticals, industrial oils, and food value chains such as rice and poultry, aimed at building competitive production ecosystems.

The goal, he said, is to boost non-traditional exports, enhance food security, create jobs, and increase foreign exchange earnings.

Mensah called for stronger partnerships with government, regulators, investors, and industry players to address challenges such as high capital costs, weak logistics systems, and limited market information.

“As GEXIM reflects on its achievements, the focus now turns to leveraging innovative solutions, partnerships, and policy alignment to propel Ghana’s trade and industrial transformation in the coming decade,” he said.

Mensah noted that the bank had expanded its loan portfolio from under US$70 million to nearly US$300 million by the fourth quarter of 2025, supporting hundreds of businesses nationwide.

He emphasised that Ghanaian enterprises require a complete support system, “not just financing,” and pledged that GEXIM would ensure businesses receive appropriate and timely financial support while linking production, processing, logistics, and market access.

Mensah said the bank would also enhance advisory services, mentorship, digital tools, financial literacy, and market preparation to help businesses transition into global value chains.

He added that reforms would be implemented to improve operational efficiency, governance structures, and service delivery.