Harmonization of medical products is taking place in the regional economic bloc, to ensure that processes, quality of work is standardized across the ECOWAS sub region including Ghana, in a bid to check fake drugs or medical products cutting across the borders. Addressing the press during the opening of...
  Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ami Mehl, has thrown has his weight behind the President’s quest to move Ghana from an aid-dependent country to trade. According to him, Ghana after 60 years does not need aid or assistance but needs to cooperate with other countries, as the many problems can be...
  Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremanten, has charged stakeholders in the maritime sector to act their part to support government’s aggressive industrialisation initiatives by creating the right market linkages and facilitating trade. Addressing the 8th African Shippers’ Day in Accra, he indicated that trade facilitation and industrialisation are at the...
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana has successfully kicked off a new initiative dubbed Ghana Days to attract French and Francophone companies extend their business activities to the country. Ghana Days is an initiative which seeks to promote the Ghanaian market, its viability, lucrative and potential nature to...
As from 1st January 2018, Ghanaian farmers will be able to resume exports of all plant commodities to the European Union (EU) market. This follows the European Commission's decision to lift the current ban on the exports of five plant commodities from Ghana to the European Union (EU) market on...
Dubai has been urged to make itself available to support development of Africa’s entrepreneurial eco-system by connecting the continent’s business leaders and entrepreneurs with new growth opportunities. This was the view of a panel of entrepreneurs who spoke at the 4th Global Business Forum on Africa, which is taking place...
Nigeria was among the 10 economies showing the most notable improvement in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business list published on Tuesday. It rose 24 places in the ranking of countries to 145th place. Nigeria this year introduced initiatives aimed at improving the business environment, such as new systems...
Viable companies to be established under government’s ‘One district, One factory’ initiative will be showcased at the biggest world Expo to be held in Dubai, UAE in 2020, Yofi Grant, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotions Centre (GIPC) has said. Asked by the B&FT whether the GIPC considers...
Ghana is to confirm its participation in the biggest world expo - to be held in Dubai, UAE in 2020 - following fruitful discussions between the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Investment Promotions Centre (GIPC) and the organising committee of Expo 2020. “We have had a meeting with the CEO...
Deputy Trade Minister, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, has said the potential that trade among African countries brings is so enormous – indicating that it is one area the Ghanaian government would duly exploit as it moves the economy beyond foreign aid. Speaking at the opening of the Kenya-Trade Expo Ghana 2017 in...