By Francis Ntow
Accra, May 5, GNA – A golf tournament at the Achimota Golf Club has opened activities for the 3i Africa Summit 2026.
Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, took the ceremonial first shot, supported by Mr Kofi Adams, Minister of Sports, and Mr Leonard Kwaku Okyere, President of the Ghana Golf Association.
Other dignitaries present included Mr Frank Adu, President of Achimota Golf Club, Mr Emmanuel Quaicoe, Club Captain, Mr Percival Ofori Ampomah, General Manager of the Venture Capital Trust Fund, and Mr Shaibu Haruna, Chief Executive Officer of MobileMoney Ltd.
Dr Asiama said golf provided a platform for business networking and commended sponsors and organisers to ensure a successful event.
He urged stakeholders to collaborate to host a world-class golf tournament in Ghana, indicating the Bank’s readiness to support the initiative.
Dr Asiama outlined key steps, including securing financing, engaging government institutions, aligning the initiative with a social cause, and attracting international support.
“We can set ourselves to say in the next three years, we want to host a world tournament. It is doable,” he said.
Mr. Quaicoe urged business executives to leverage golf’s growing role in Ghana’s corporate and institutional space to support economic development.
He assured the Governor of efforts to formalise his membership and strengthen collaboration with the Central Bank to promote business linkages.
The summit, scheduled for May 6 to May 9, is on the theme: “The Next Frontier: Shaping Africa’s integrated fintech future.”
John Dramani Mahama is expected to open the summit, which will also be attended by Dr Innocent Matshe, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, and Mr Nick Barigye, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda.
More than 3,000 participants, including Heads of State, Central Bank Governors, Ministers, fintech executives, investors, and development partners, are expected to attend.
Since its inception in 2024, the summit has focused on innovation, investment and impact, bringing together regulators, policymakers, and industry players to advance Africa’s digital financial ecosystem.
Activities will include plenary sessions, thematic discussions, governors’ roundtable, policy dialogues, technical sessions, exhibitions, and networking platforms.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Sackey