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Businesses under the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) generated total export revenue of a little over US$1 billion in the first two quarters of the year, the Chief Executive of GFZA, Michael Oquaye Jnr. has said.
Additionally, capital investments by Free Zone enterprises amounted to US$173.84 million while creating...
…. poised to boost commerce across Africa
The second edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) scheduled for November 2021 kicks off today in Durban, South Africa.
The Fair will see Durban host key figures from the world of trade - including entrepreneurs, financiers, governments and regulators - on one...
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said the rise in illicit fuel trade along some entry and exit points of the country, notably the Afloa border, has become a major concern, and a threat to the revenue mobilization efforts of the government.
The Chief Executive of NPA, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid...
The Volta Regional Branch of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has hosted a bilateral investment forum with the Angolan Ambassador to Ghana, on prospective trade opportunities in the region’s private sector and Angola.
The meeting, held in collaboration with the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), formed part of a...
To sustain interest in and guarantee success for the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), controlling bodies - the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Afreximbank - must dedicate a portion of transactional revenues to the central banks of state parties.
This forms one of the key recommendations from...
United States investors are looking to explore the several opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a policy signed by African countries to make the continent a single markUnited States investors are looking to explore the several opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a...
The Secretary General of Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has stated that small and informal businesses would be offered greater protection to participate in export opportunities under the continental trade regime in order to survive and grow.
According to him, consolidating Africa into one trade area provides...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has identified some 100 potential companies, to be guided into the African market, with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), Head of Ghana AfCFTA Coordinating Office (MoTI), Dr. Fareed Arthur has said.
The move, which is under the ‘Facilitation...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has identified some 100 potential companies, to be guided into the African market, with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), Head of Ghana AfCFTA Coordinating Office (MoTI), Dr. Fareed Arthur has said.
The move, which is under the ‘Facilitation...
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat, Wamkele Mene, says full implementation of the agreement will help cocoa-producing countries on the continent add value to their cocoa beans to boost revenue generation.
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria account for 68 percent of the global cocoa supply.
Collectively,...