Ghana and Japan have signed a ¥402 million grant agreement under the Japanese Grant Aid for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Programme.
The agreement, signed at the Ministry of Finance in Accra, marks the launch of the third batch of the programme’s fourth phase.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, expressed appreciation to the Government and people of Japan for their continued support. He said the programme aligns with Ghana’s efforts to strengthen institutional capacity and build a resilient, knowledge-based public sector.
Dr Forson also provided an update on Ghana’s economic outlook, noting that the country’s sovereign credit ratings were expected to improve soon as a result of progress made in economic recovery.
Leading the Japanese delegation, Executive Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Miyazaki Katsura, reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to long-term development cooperation. She said the JDS programme was strategically important in preparing Ghanaian professionals for leadership and institutional reform.
The agreement reinforces bilateral ties between the two countries and is expected to support further cooperation in both human capital and infrastructure development.
Source: Ministry of Finance
