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Editorial: Revenue targets set to be missed due to COVID-19

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has targetted earning more than US$10billion in revenue from non-traditional exports by end of 2028, under its National...

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Editorial: Reduction in benchmark values angers trade associations

Government last week directed the exclusion of some imports from its reduction in benchmark values by a range of 30 percent to 50 percent,...

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GEPA’s US$3.6bn NTEs target in peril

as COVID-19 decimates export market art and crafts sub-sector in total shutdown Ghana Export Promotion Authority's (GEPA) hopes of realising US$3.6billion from Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) this year is facing serious doubt due to the...

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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade: UNCTAD

• Global trade values fell 3% in the first quarter of 2020 • An estimated quarter-on-quarter decline of 27% is expected in the second quarter • ...

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Dr. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu’s thoughts … Hibiscus Tea for COVID-19 support could put Ghana on the global map

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Madagascar President, Rajoelina took the world by storm after endorsing a herbal product formulated and manufactured locally...

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15% pay rise hits civil servants’ accounts

… serves as some relief during COVID-19 outbreak Civil servants have been smiling to the bank as their salaries have seen a 15 percent...

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COVID-19: Intra African Trade Fair slated for September in Rwanda postponed

The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) initially scheduled for September 1 – 7 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda has been put off to September 2021. The...

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Afreximbank announces US$3m COVID-19 response grant for African countries

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a US$3-million grant to complement continental efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah, who made...

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Editorial: GH¢600m stimulus package must be evenly distributed

The decision to involve Rural and Community Banks in the distribution of funds from the COVID-19 stimulus package to businesses is both proper and...

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RCBs join EXIM, commercial banks to disburse stimulus package

TIN mandatory full modalities out next week To ensure that the COVID-19 stimulus package for businesses reaches the four corners of the country,...

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Be ready to access markets by meeting required standards – Augustus Tanoh

Editorial: Export of raw shea nuts growing threat to local processors, value chain actors

Africa China 2.0 with Paul FRIMPONG: The ripple effects: How the U.S. tariff war could reshape Africa’s trade landscape

Is this the end of free trade?: Rethinking global trade and competitiveness in an era of uncertainty

Three-pronged reform to revamp Ghana Post as trade enabler

Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries – UN trade body

Embracing the unfamiliar: Echoes from Trump

Editorial: Revenue targets set to be missed due to COVID-19

Editorial: Reduction in benchmark values angers trade associations

GEPA’s US$3.6bn NTEs target in peril

COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade: UNCTAD

Dr. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu’s thoughts … Hibiscus Tea for COVID-19 support could put Ghana on the global map

15% pay rise hits civil servants’ accounts

COVID-19: Intra African Trade Fair slated for September in Rwanda postponed

Afreximbank announces US$3m COVID-19 response grant for African countries

Editorial: GH¢600m stimulus package must be evenly distributed

RCBs join EXIM, commercial banks to disburse stimulus package