*highlights untapped potential, shared history
*experts project US$1bn medium-term trade growth
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has underscored the importance of policies that enhance economic buffers and promote African-Caribbean trade.
Dr. Addison, who spoke during the 30th Annual Meetings of Afreximbank shareholders in Accra, stated that shared history,...
Partner AfCFTA to provide financing for SMEs
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. and the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate settlements of cross-border transactions on the continent.
The MoU was signed by both organisations on the sidelines of the...
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Dr. Lynette Holder, has revealed plans to increase trade and investment volumes of US$1billion generated through exports from West African countries to the Caribbean annually.
According to her, Africa - particularly Ghana - presents opportunities for Caribbean businesses to...
...but the international architecture must adapt to a fast-changing world
Rising from the ashes of three disastrous decades of deglobalisation, extremism, and world war, our two institutions were built on the idea that thriving international trade goes hand in hand with global prosperity and stability. On balance, the post–World War...
The Global-Africa Trade Advisory Chamber (GATA) has organised the Global Africa Business Dialogue in Dubai, with the aim to promote trade between Ghana, Africa and the global community.
The event, which took place on May 27, 2023, offered advisory and training services in trade, investment, and access to capital for...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on behalf of other Development Partners has reassured their unwavering commitment to the realization of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project.
Addressing the 19th Ministerial Steering Committee Meeting which was attended by Ministers of Road Infrastructure and Works from Ghana and Nigeria, representatives of the...
As part of government’s initiative to enable local companies harness benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the National AfCFTA Coordination Office (NCO) in collaboration with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) will undertake a Market Entry Expedition for Ghanaian businesses to Kenya from May 23-27, 2023.
Minister...
…as 5 regions sensitized against encroachment
Ghana is expected to host over 50% of the six (6)-lane Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway with 567km out of the entire 1,028km highway with construction expected to start in 2024. Ghana’s portion of the highway which is the largest among the five countries will...
The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State and Executive Chairman of World Trade Centre Accra, Togbe Afede XIV, has asserted that Africa is currently the most attractive business destination globally.
Speaking at the 53rd World Trade Centres (WTC) Association General Assembly summit held in Accra on the theme ‘Toward African economic integration and...
The Executive Secretary-Ghana International Trade Commission (GITC), Mr. Frank Agyekum, has emphasised the significance of his outfit’s work in safeguarding Ghanaian companies from unfair trade practices on the international stage.
According to him, international trade is akin to war - and all manner of tactics are deployed to undercut competition...