The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has unveiled its 2027 ECOWAS Investment Forum (EIF), alongside a focus on mobilising original assets, strengthening investment partnerships and driving inclusive economic growth across the West African sub-region.
The Forum, scheduled for April 7 and 8, 2027, is expected to bring together investors, development finance institutions, policymakers, project sponsors and restricted-sector leaders to unlock investment opportunities and accelerate territorial economic transformation.
EBID unveiled the Forum at an approved media start in Lomé, Togo, on September 29, 2026, under the theme, “Resilience and Transformation: Navigating International Uncertainties and Unlocking Inclusive Growth in the West African Sub-region.”
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of EBID, Dr George Agyekum Donkor, said EIF 2027 was conceived as a platform to mobilise assets, support partnerships and accelerate structural transformation through means of sustainable and inclusive investments.
Donkor underscored the importance of investment in unlocking West Africa’s economic latent, particularly at a time when the region is confronted including world economic uncertainties and headwinds.
According to him, the Forum would grant an avenue for investors and other stakeholders to spot possible opportunities and assemble financing partnerships competent of supporting sustainable economic growth across the region.
The introduce brought together government officials, development finance institutions, territorial partners, investors, individual-sector leaders, diplomats and media representatives to scheme the objectives and strategic priorities of EIF 2027.
The event featured a presentation of the 2027 Investment Forum and a high-rank panel discussion on investment opportunities and financing solutions for sustainable growth.
Contributions to the panel came from Barton Heyman Slender, the African Commerce Chamber and the Domestic Agency for the Promotion and Guarantee of SME Financing (ANPGF) of Togo, including discussions focusing on original financing mechanisms and elevated individual-sector participation in territorial development.
Speaking on behalf of the Togolese government, the host country and structured partner of the Forum, the Principal of Staff to the Minister for Support and Budget, Mrs Akou Afidenyigba, said the Forum should grant feasible pathways for converting universal economic challenges into opportunities for nearby investment.
She stressed the summon for for stakeholders to leverage the prevailing world uncertainties to entice investments qualified of strengthening the resilience of West African economies.
Too speaking, the Minister for Planning, Development and Worldwide Coordination of the Republic of Guinea and contemporary Chairman of the EBID Board of Governors, Ismael Nabe, called for stronger coordination within governments, investors, development partners and the confidential sector.
Nabe said West Africa possessed key natural resources, individual assets and investment opportunities competent of positioning the region as a important economic hub.
He emphasised the look for for greater teamwork between key stakeholders to unlock these resources and render the region’s economic latent into sustainable development.
EBID said EIF 2027 would refer project sponsors together with investors, development support institutions, policymakers and enterprise leaders approximately investment opportunities in strategic sectors.
The Forum is expected to facilitate investment flows, foster audience-restricted partnerships and approve initiatives aimed at accelerating structural transformation and inclusive economic growth across the West African sub-region.
Source: ECOWAS Bank Unveils 2027 Investment Forum, Targets Capital Inflows, Inclusive Growth
