Implementers of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) have been advised to domesticate the information on the agreement, and make it more accessible by every citizen on the continent of Africa for their participation and effective implementation of the agreement.
Gradually, most African countries who have deposited their instruments...
The East African nation of Kenya is one of African countries making history to export under the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) which was launched on the 7th of October, 2022 by exporting Kenyan-made batteries and Kenyan-produced tea to Ghana in West Africa.
The AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative, a process...
The Chief Executive Officer of McDan Group of Companies, Daniel Mckorley, has urged entrepreneurs in the country to be resilient and take advantage of the current macro-economic conditions to build a solid foundation that can propel their businesses to transcend the country’s borders, by leveraging on the Africa Continental...
Specialty Beer Ghana Limited (SBL), an independent start-up manufacturing entity established under the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has officially launched its ‘Tale’ branded African craft beers onto the market.
SBL currently produces four different kinds of specialty ale or fermented beers; namely: Hibiscus IPA, Ginger Triple, Farmhouse Ale,...
The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), led by the CEO, Sarata Conatey, met with experts from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which has the secretariat in Accra, Ghana.
The consultative meeting, held at the Accra International Conference Centre, was as part of the European Commission project,...
For Ghana and rest of Africa to fully reap the benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), there is the need to “strategically” move away from short term price-based buying to value and developmental based sourcing.
Strategic sourcing, according to Professor Douglas Boateng, refers to the ‘big picture’...
Prices of goods at the Accra Business District saw another jump as customers were left stranded following the strike action of Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) members - giving retailers and petty traders bargaining power over customers.
When the B&FT visited the ever-busy Makola Market in the afternoon of...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority has held a workshop to sensitise the business community and Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies (MMDAs) on implementation of the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS) in Takoradi.
The NEDS is a national strategy with a target of achieving US$25.3billion of Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) by the...
The tech industry is fast-growing, and Africa has become the new hub for labour market, business opportunities, innovation and capacity in the digital space.
According to tech experts, there has been a significant shift of global demand for tech talents to Africa due to the quality tech companies that are...
Ambassador of the Republic of Germany to Ghana, Daniel Krull, in his address at the EducataGhana 2022, has stated that the emergence of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) gives Ghana the unique opportunity to become a major trading hub in the sub-region.
He mentioned that one of the major...