Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African commodity trade and finance.
The event, held in the City of London from 6-8 August 2025, brought together policymakers, financiers, commodity executives, legal specialists, and development experts from across Africa and the global market to craft actionable strategies for shifting the continent from raw commodity dependence to value-added trade, supported by sustainable finance and integrated infrastructure.
Under the banner 'Rethinking Commodity Finance for Growth', the conference explored the opportunities and structural reforms needed to accelerate Africa's industrialisation, strengthen its trade position, and unlock new sources of revenue.
Dean Adansi - Financing the shift to value-additionIn his opening remarks, GHIB Chief Executive Officer Dean Adansi made the case for re-engineering Africa's commodity export model.
