Ghana’s Ambassador Designate to South Korea, Kojo Choi, has expressed confidence in Ghana’s potential to attract high-value investments from Korean companies if mutually beneficial conditions are created.

Speaking in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, August 12, Choi said Ghana and Africa could serve as platforms for Korea’s next phase of industrial and technological expansion.

Choi said, “If it will benefit our country [Ghana], we have to go and see what is in there. If you think of Korea, it is a very high-tech, very industrial place. So many of the companies in Korea are looking for ways and means of being able to go on the next journey.

“I believe that Ghana and Africa can provide that platform for them. Of course, there are certain conditions, and if the environment is suitable for them, they will only come when they know it’s beneficial to them. Ghana will only have them when we know it’s beneficial to us.”

He stressed that such partnerships must be mutually beneficial, adding that Korean companies would only invest if the environment was favourable, and Ghana should ensure the benefits were reciprocal.

“A good ambassador understands business, being able to balance a win-win. I believe a lot could be done in that sense,” he stated.