African leaders hope for trade-led growth boost
Nigeria, South Africa do not to sign up
Continent gives itself 18 months to hammer out details
African leaders agreed on Wednesday to form a US$3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people, but its two biggest economies, Nigeria and South...
Leaders of African Union member-states, including President Nana Akufo-Addo, at an Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union signed onto a roadmap for the proposed Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, on Wednesday, March 22.
As part of...
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...
Some local businesses will head to China Canton Fair next month to look for business opportunities and partnership. The tour which has been put together by CELC International in partnership with Canton Fair organisers, Holiday Inn Guangzhou City Hotel and Business and Financial Times will take place from 14th...
The Ghana-Mexico Business and Cultural Chamber (GHAMEXCO) has officially been launched in Accra, to identify and explore business opportunities in Ghana and Mexico that will bring both countries together culturally and business-wise.
The key objectives are to identify and shepherd opportunities for the benefit of members, promote the business trade...
Today the first concrete element was moved from land into sea marking a new phase of the Tema Port Expansion project delivered by Meridian Port Services.
This achievement is significant as it shows the project is on time for building the first 700 meters of quay wall ensuring the new...
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...
Government has stated that the GHS 10 million fund expected to support women in entrepreneurship is a loan that comes with a lower interest rate of 10% or less, according to Business Development Minister, Mohammed Awal.
He made this statement during the Women Entrepreneurship Conference held in Accra on the...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have hosted a forum to review progress made on the development of a pilot food safety and certification system in Ghana.
Developing a sustainable traceability system was a crucial recommendation that supported lifting the...
Heritage Securities Limited (HSL), in partnership with the United States Friendship and Economic Development (FED) Group, has launched the first-ever Ghana-US Trade Hub to provide facilitation services for companies seeking to trade with the United States.
Heritage Securities Limited, which is now a member of the US FED Group Consortium,...