A delegation from the National AfCFTA Coordination Office, led by its head, Dr. Fareed Kwesi Arthur has paid a working visit to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).
The visit was a step towards fostering the needed relationship between the two entities towards the national objectives within the Continental Free Trade Area.
The Head...
The National Export Development Strategy (NEDS) is combining its effort of raking in a decade’s revenue of US$25.3billion by 2029, working closely and leveraging the siting of the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) headquarters in Accra.
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) unveiled the NEDS - an initiative of...
Head of Marketing and Public Relations at the Ghana Stock Exchange, Jerry Boachie-Danquah, has urged investors and potential ones to have confidence in the stock market as trading is picking up.
The unstable economic conditions due to rising inflation, policy rate hike and depreciation of the local currency are some...
An estimated value of US$27billion worth of gold export has been recorded since starting the National Assay Programme in 2018 which is under the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), according to the Managing Director of PMMC, Nana Akwasi Awuah.
This is equivalent to a total weight of gold at 18...
Deputy of Minister of Trade and Industry, Herbert Krapa, has reiterated the need for an effective competition policy to safeguard gains of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and directly fuel the country's industrial transformation.
He noted that in order for the domestic market to harness the benefits of AfCFTA while ensuring...
The U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken has commended Ghana for her efforts in global and regional security while deepening economic ties for post-COVID-19 recovery and growth.
Mr. Blinken, who was together with the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Ms Molly Phee met with Ghana’s Vice President Dr....
Some international trade experts have called on African countries to adopt a unitary approach when it comes to border restrictions and other related decisions that affect cross border trade.
Speaking on the Eye on Port program, the National President for Borderless Alliance, Ziad Hamoui expressed that, “African countries have to...
A new WTO publication launched on 8 December 2021 has highlighted the high trade costs faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) due to their isolation from the world’s largest markets.
The report recommends ways to address these trade challenges so that LLDCs can increase their participation in international trade and...
The 20th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization on December 11 has once again highlighted long-standing debates about how well China has lived up to its WTO obligations, and whether any deviation from its commitments boosts or slows its economic growth. This discussion affects many countries’...
The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) generated a record setting of US$42.1 billion in trade and trade-related investment deals exceeding a target of US$40billion, according to the latest tally released by the IATF Advisory Council.
With over 10,000 registered participants from 59 countries, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Durban was...