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...
Government must work to expedite the release of goods at the various ports of entry through improvement in the pre-arrival processing in compliance with global best practices, Mr. Dietmar Jost, An International Trade and Customs expert has said. “Even though Ghana has made some progress in introducing the pre-arrival system...
Despite several delays in the processes to conclude work on the regime to guide the sourcing of legal timber for the consumption of the local wood industry and the export market, it has emerged that plans are now far advanced to commence and test the FLEGT licensing regime this...
Positive economic data figures from World Trade Organisation and German Engineering Federation VDMA indicating an upward trend for West Africa’s agrofood and plastprintpack industry inspired the 4th edition of the trade show, organisers have maintained. The 4th edition of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa is featuring a record participation of...
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...