The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is anticipating an export boom post COVID-19, and is therefore stocking its website with export educational materials aimed at training interested persons to understand the nuances of export.
According to the authority, the lockdown provides it with a great opportunity to empower many people...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to be in China sometime this year to explore investment opportunities and also help fashion out a new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation, the outgoing Chinese ambassador to Ghana, Madam Sun Boahong has confirmed.
“I think that this year will be a very important...
Ghana can build on its good performance under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) programme by focusing more on value addition to its export commodities like cocoa and Shea Butter and exporting to the US market.
Available data from the US Economic Policy in Africa show that between 2016 and...
Diversifying their economies to move up the value chain and industrialize, the Ghana France Chamber of Commerce (CCI France Ghana) is dedicated to strengthening trade and economic relations between Ghana and France with the aim of increasing two-way bilateral trade and investment.
This assurance comes at a time that, Ghana...
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, has called for strict enforcement of legislations on second-hand goods such as handkerchiefs, underpants, mattresses and sanitary-ware.
A statement from the GSA reminded all importers and the general public that Legislative Instruments (L.I. 1586) of...
The CEO of the African Global Chamber of Commerce Olivier Kamanzi, has said Africa needs to rise up to the challenges of the 21st century by being more innovative, aggressive and entrepreneurial.
“Everything is here in Africa so all we need to do is to rejuvenate, be more aggressive, and...
Government needs to strengthen the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the Agric Ministry so it can enforce stronger standards on agriculture produce before it leaves the country’s shores, the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) has urged.
Given that a big chunk of the country’s exports is...
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has sent a strong message to the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) not to touch certain portions of the GIPC Act that offers protection to indigenous traders.
The warning comes after news broke that the GIPC is considering making amendments to Act 865...
The European Union and its free trade agreement took decades to establish. Africa is now hoping it can achieve the same in a fraction of the time.
But with Nigeria pulling out, questions are being raised over just how achievable it really is.
The vision is a free trade deal encompassing...