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Paper Tiger: Why West Africa's Duty-Free Pledge Keeps Failing Its Traders
Forty-five years after its creation, the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme has registered 50,000 products for duty-free access, yet intra-regional trade barely clears 12 per cent. A hard look at the levies, legal obligations and political will standing between aspiration and market reality.
News
GRA detects multiple breaches in transit smuggling scheme
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has concluded investigations into the interception of 18 trucks that were falsely declared as transit cargo destined for Niger, describing the operation as a deliberate smuggling scheme intended to evade taxes and divert goods onto the Ghanaian market.
Economy
New orders fall for first time in five months
A renewed fall in new orders contributed to a deterioration in overall business conditions for companies in Ghana at the midway point of 2026.
Insurance
Insurers seek PFM law reform to break banks’ guarantee monopoly
The insurance industry has called for an urgent amendment of the Public Financial Management Regulations (LI 2378) that allows insurers to issue advance payment guarantees for contractors and service providers executing government projects.
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