By Kizito CUDJOE and Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is optimistic about changes to the country’s Value Added Tax (VAT) system under the next government, following discussions with political parties during the preparation of their manifestos.
AGI’s Chief Executive Officer, Seth Twum-Akwaboah, said the Association regularly engages...
By Richmond Kwame FRIMPONG
Africa’s trade growth by 2025 will be largely shaped by several major developments, including the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), rising intra-African trade, industrialization efforts, and expanded connectivity through infrastructure projects.
AfCFTA, launched in January 2021, stands as the continent’s most ambitious trade...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has tabled a bill before parliament to foster MSME operations.
The bill, when passed into law, will consolidate all business registration and certification processes from the various state agencies – such as the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Office...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (MoTI) in charge of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) and Internal Trade, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo, has revealed that the ministry has tabled a bill before parliament to foster MSME operations.
The bill, he emphasised, when passed into law...
By Bernard Yaw ASHIADEY & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
Trade goes hand in hand with compliance. A very compliant system boosts trade opportunities for businesses and economies and so it is no surprise that Africa’s premier trade bank and trade facilitator, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) organises the annual Afreximbank Compliance...
By Evelyn ARTHUR
Members of the Council of the Freight Forwarder Association (CoFFA) are the latest to benefit from the European Union-World Customs Organization Rules of Origin Africa Program.
This initiative aims to support the African continent to improve its capacity to deal with rules of origin and ultimately to support...
By Evelyn ARTHUR
A Chief Revenue Officer and Acting Head of Tariff and Trade Unit at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Jonathan Dabrah, has acknowledged that while Customs has a pivotal responsibility in enforcing trade regulations, its effectiveness depends largely on working hand-in-hand with private sector...
By Evelyn ARTHUR
As Africa progresses towards full implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), key industry experts continue to emphasize the importance of understanding and complying with the agreement’s core principles.
One of such is Mette Werdellin Azzam, Lead Origin Expert for the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) EU-WCO...
By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO
The Hungary Embassy in Ghana has introduced a Hungarian flooring company - Graboplast and Surviot, a manufacturer and provider of structural health monitoring systems - as part of the Hungarian Business Forum.
The forum aims to encourage business opportunities and promote business-to-business relations between Hungary and Ghana.
Hungarian...
By Samuel Lartey (Prof.), [email protected]
The Makola Market in Accra is not merely a marketplace, it is an institution. For generations, it has been a central hub of commerce and livelihoods for Ghana’s ca pital city and beyond. At its heart lie the Ga Makola Queens, a group of influential...