The Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Makhtar Diop, will visit Ghana from September 15–17, 2026, to engage public and private sector leaders on how the World Bank Group can mobilise greater private investment to support Ghana’s development priorities, strengthen businesses and create more and better jobs.
During the visit, Mr Diop will meet senior government officials and engage business leaders, entrepreneurs, civil society organisations, academic institutions and members of Ghana’s creative sector to hear their perspectives on opportunities and constraints shaping private sector growth.
A statement issued by the IFC and copied to The Ghanaian Times said discussions would focus on how the World Bank Group can mobilise greater private investment to support Ghana’s development priorities, strengthen competitiveness, expand access to finance and create more and better jobs.
The visit will feature high-level engagements and partnership announcements across agribusiness, education, youth employment and skills development, access to finance, industrial development, renewable energy and the creative economy. These engagements will highlight how private investment can strengthen priority sectors, support business growth and create employment opportunities.
IFC’s work in Ghana supports businesses, strengthens domestic value chains, expands access to finance and creates opportunities for farmers, entrepreneurs, women-owned businesses and other underserved groups. Recent highlights include financing to expand credit across the cocoa value chain and support food security, investments in manufacturing, recycling, renewable energy and industrial infrastructure, as well as investment and advisory support to increase access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.
In full-year 2026, IFC committed $670 million through its own account and mobilisation, compared with $61 million in 2021.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. It works in more than 100 countries, using its capital, expertise and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries.
Mr Diop assumed his role as IFC Managing Director on March 1, 2021. He promotes private sector-led development to advance the World Bank Group’s mission of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet.
Before joining IFC, Mr Diop served as the World Bank’s Vice President for Infrastructure from 2018 to 2021. He previously served for six years as the Bank’s Vice President for Africa, overseeing significant development financing across Sub-Saharan Africa. He also served as Senegal’s Minister of Economy and Finance, where he played a key role in structural reforms supporting the country’s economic growth.
His leadership at IFC has focused on sustainable and inclusive growth, with emphasis on infrastructure, digital transformation, healthcare, renewable energy, financial inclusion and innovative financing mechanisms designed to attract private capital to high-impact projects.
BY TIMES REPORTER
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