Mr Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer of the World Bank Group, is expected to visit Ghana and Liberia from March 15 to March 20, 2026, as part of efforts to deepen the Bank’s engagement with the two West African countries.
The visit will be Mr Donohoe’s first to West Africa since his appointment in November 2025 and is aimed at reaffirming the World Bank Group’s support for Ghana’s macroeconomic recovery and broader development agenda, including job creation and private sector-led growth.
In Ghana, Mr Donohoe will hold talks with President John Dramani Mahama and engage senior government officials on key development priorities. These include accelerating job creation, improving electricity access under the Mission 300 initiative, and strengthening economic governance.
He is also expected to meet the Minister of Finance, the Speaker of Parliament, development partners, civil society organisations, business leaders and Africa-based think tanks to discuss scalable solutions to development challenges.
During his stay in Accra, the World Bank Group Managing Director will deliver a public lecture at the University of Ghana on the theme: “Building Skills, Creating Jobs, and Empowering Africa’s Future.”
Mr Donohoe will further visit the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) and Africa’s largest single rooftop solar facility at LMI, which supplies 16.82 megawatts of electricity to businesses within the Tema Free Zone Enclave.
In Liberia, the Managing Director will meet President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, and private sector leaders to discuss priority areas including education, energy and private investment.
He will also tour the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant, which provides 88 megawatts of electricity to Monrovia and surrounding communities and currently hosts the construction of a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant.
The World Bank Group has operated in Ghana since 1957 and currently manages a portfolio of 22 projects valued at US$ 4.24 billion.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested more than US$800 million in Ghana over the past two fiscal years, with commitments exceeding US$520 million since July 2025.
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has an active exposure of about 330 million dollars in Ghana, supporting investments in infrastructure, energy and financial services.
In Liberia, the World Bank has an active portfolio of 18 projects valued at US$936.8 million, supporting sectors such as infrastructure, health, agriculture, fisheries, social protection, governance, water supply, women’s empowerment and trade climate reforms.
The IFC’s active investment portfolio in Liberia stands at about US$12.6 million, while MIGA maintains guarantees worth US$81 million, mainly supporting a cross-border telecommunications project issued in 2023.
Source: businesspostonline
