Ghana asks its UK diaspora to invest, not just send

With President Mahama touring the UK and Ireland, Accra urged its diaspora to channel part of a record US$7.8bn in 2025 remittances into export-led, productive investment, and the Bank of Ghana is exploring gold-backed tokenised products for retail and diaspora investors as part of a “24-hour economy” push. The cedi’s strength has cut the local value of dollars sent, prompting fresh appeals to keep transfers flowing. For you: weigh tokenised or bond-style offers like any investment — returns, liquidity, custody — and don’t pause family support over exchange-rate timing.