About Us

The Ghana Trade Fair Company Ltd (GTFCL) is a trade promotion company with the mission to provide effective and profitable trade and investment opportunities in Ghana. It is wholly owned by the government of Ghana, under the auspices of Ministry of Trade and Industry. 

For over five decades, GTFCL has promoted exposure for Ghanaian businesses and their international counterparts, created business opportunities, and facilitated trade through the organization of successful and impactful fairs. GTFCL is guided by core values of innovation, integrity, inclusiveness, and impact.  We are committed to:

•  Organizing and hosting world-class trade fairs, expos, and events nationwide.
•  Promoting Made-in-Ghana products.
• Offering advisory services on fairs and exhibitions organization.
•  Providing opportunities for Ghanaian businesses to access regional and global markets.
•  Partnering with both local and international stakeholders to drive economic growth.
•  Supporting SME development.
•  Serving as a catalyst for tourism, investment, and cultural exchange.
•  Facilitating local and international business networking. 

The Trade Fair Centre is located between the Accra city centre and the seaport of Tema. It lies about 200 meters from the main beach road connecting Ghana's administrative and industrial metropolitan area. It is easily accessible from both directions. 

• It is a 5-minute walk to the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel
• 8 minutes to the Labadi Beach Hotel
• It is about 10 minutes’ drive from Kotoka International Airport.

The ring road dual carriageway provides direct connectivity between the GTFCL and the North and South Industrial Areas of Accra.

As part of the massive industrialization programs initiated by Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the Ghana Trade Fair Center was established. Its primary purpose was to expand inter-Africa and subsequently, with the rest of the world. To achieve this dream, Dr. Nkrumah, through an Executive Instrument in 1960 acquired 127-acre parcel of land in La. Construction of the center commenced in 1962. In 1965, a Secretariat for the Ghana Trade Fair Center was set up under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade.

The pavilions, approaches, exteriors, and general design of the Ghana International Trade Fair was described as embodying “a sense of radical modernity, with unadorned walls, sharp edges against the sky, large spans, an abstract geometry of volumes, levitating roofs, rhythmic patterning, and rough concrete surfaces contrasted with plaster walls.” The Center was officially opened on February 1, 1967. 

The maiden fair ran from 1st to 19th February 1967. A total of 17 foreign countries, seven African as well as over 40 emerging Ghanaian industries participated in the fair. The fair provided a platform for African countries to exhibit authentic products, and services, highlighting their achievements. The GTFC has organized over 50 successful exhibitions and fairs since its inception. 

In 1989, the Ghana Trade Fair evolved from a department under the Ministry of Trade and Industry into the Ghana Trade Fair Authority (GTFA) under PNDC Law 215. With the Government as the sole shareholder, GTFA was transformed into a limited liability company, renamed as the Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited (GTFCL). Its formal incorporation was in April 1997 under the Statutory Corporations (Conversion to Companies) Act, 1993 (Act 461).