{
  "id": 2538204,
  "title": "Ghana Booked US$1.91 Billion of Investment. Only US$88 Million Was New",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ghana-booked-us-1-91-billion-of-investment-only-us-88-million-was-new",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-22T08:05:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/ghana-foreign-direct-investment-2025-reinvested-earnings-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana recorded US$2.62 billion in foreign direct investment across 254 projects in 2025, with a net inflow of US$1.91 billion on the Bank of Ghana's balance-of-payments measure. However, only roughly US$88 million of this was genuinely new capital, as 95.4% of the inflow was reinvested earnings from foreign firms operating within Ghana. China led in project count with 70 projects, followed by India and Nigeria. The Cayman Islands ranked first by value at US$500.56 million, while China came in second at US$486.06 million. Manufacturing was the most active sector with 99 projects valued at US$368.71 million, while mining services led by value at US$506.61 million from just three projects. Greater Accra absorbed 143 projects worth US$619.37 million. Despite Ghana's improved trade position with exports surpassing imports after two decades and a cedi rally of 7% without street rates, the country's fresh capital inflow remains modest compared to its promising macroeconomic outlook.",
  "summary": "Ghana registered US$2.62 billion of foreign investment in 2025, yet on the central bank’s own measure 95.4% of the inflow was profits recycled by companies already operating there. The post Ghana Booked US$1.91 Billion of Investment. Only US$88 Million Was New appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}