The Ghana Export-Import Bank (EximBank) has launched a year-long programme to mark its 10th anniversary, with Chief Executive Officer Sylvester Adinam Mensah outlining a renewed, business-focused agenda to deepen export finance, value addition and industrial competitiveness.

Speaking at the press launch on Wednesday, Mr Mensah said the anniversary activities would include initiatives designed to support Ghana’s productive economy, notably an agricultural and industrial technology fair and a high-level international conference.

“This milestone marks ten years of purposeful work by GEXIM in service of Ghana’s export ambition and industrial transformation,” he said. “It is also an opportunity to reposition the bank for the next frontier of trade and industrialisation.”

As part of the anniversary programme, the bank will host the AGROTECH Fair 2026, which will showcase locally manufactured agricultural machinery, agro-processing equipment and industrial technologies. The celebrations will also feature corporate social responsibility activities and an international conference highlighting GEXIM’s contribution to economic development.

Established under the Ghana Export-Import Bank Act, 2016 (Act 911), GEXIM was created to help shift Ghana away from the export of raw materials towards value-added production, competitive industries and sustainable job creation.

According to Mr Mensah, the bank has spent the past decade translating that mandate into practical support for businesses through financing, guarantees and technical assistance across priority sectors.

“Export growth is not a slogan; it is a system,” he noted. “It requires patient and well-structured capital, effective risk-mitigation tools, market intelligence, and institutions that can align incentives from the farm gate to the factory, and from the factory to global markets.”

He said EximBank’s interventions have helped Ghanaian enterprises expand production, improve quality and access new export markets, while contributing to export diversification and industrial development in the real economy.

Looking ahead, Mr Mensah announced that the bank will hold its 10th Anniversary International Conference from March 25 to 26, 2026, at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, under the theme, “A Decade of Enabling Export Trade and Industrial Transformation: Resetting GEXIM for the Next Frontier.”

“This theme recognises the progress made, but it also acknowledges that the next decade will demand greater agility, deeper partnerships, smarter financial instruments, and stronger alignment with Ghana’s evolving economic priorities,” he explained.

He said the conference would provide a platform to examine global shifts in export finance, explore blended finance models, strengthen access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and generate actionable recommendations to guide GEXIM’s medium- to long-term strategy.

Focused sessions will cover the use of artificial intelligence and digital tools in export finance, credit-enhancement solutions for MSMEs, and opportunities within key value chains such as garments and apparel, poultry, rice and oil palm.

“As Chief Executive, I see this conference as both a reflection and a reset,” Mr Mensah said. “It is about positioning GEXIM—and Ghana—to compete more effectively in the next phase of global trade.”