The Executive Secretary-Ghana International Trade Commission (GITC), Mr. Frank Agyekum, has emphasised the significance of his outfit’s work in safeguarding Ghanaian companies from unfair trade practices on the international stage. According to him, international trade is akin to war - and all manner of tactics are deployed to undercut competition...
All is set for the General Assembly (GA) meeting of the World Trade Centres Association (WTC) 53rd edition in Accra, the first time it will be held in West Africa since its inception. The summit, set to take place from the 24th - 28th of April 2023, is under the theme ‘Toward...
The inaugural session of the Hungarian-Ghanaian Joint Economic and Technical Commission (JETC) was held on March 29, 2023, co-chaired by Tristan Azbej, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the Hungarian side, and Ramses Joseph Cleland, Ambassador, and Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of...
targets value addition, sustainable development et al. Ghana and the Netherlands have commenced steps to revise the existing Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) as part of efforts to strengthen trade and investment relations. The renegotiation would position the BIT, signed in 1989, to deliver mutual benefits for both economies and reinforce the...
Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Sugandh Rajaram, has urged for greater cooperation between India and Ghana in the area of agriculture and rural development. The call for agricultural partnerships between India and Ghana has become increasingly important under the AfCFTA, which presents a massive opportunity for Africa to explore all...
The relationship between free trade and poverty reduction is an inverse one. The higher the level of free trade, the higher the poverty reduction. Free trade has reduced global poverty by accelerating the quantity and quality of employment opportunities in developing countries by stimulating economic growth. Developing countries now...
What is a Certificate of Origin? A Certificate of Origin is a document which shows the country in which an item destined for export was manufactured. Particularly; a) The Certificate of Origin contains information on the destination of the item and other relevant pieces of information with regard to...
Delays in ratifying the African Union’s protocol on the free movement of persons could threaten the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Senior Strategy Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Joy Kategekwa, has said. The free movement protocol aims to achieve regional connectedness, integration, broader...
Businesses could miss out on the opportunity to be competitive in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market due to exorbitant interest rates, founder of SAS Group of Companies and Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has said. With access and cost of capital ranking high among...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold its 8th World Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 16 to 20 October 2023. Taking place under the theme ‘Investing in sustainable development’, the forum will bring together government leaders, global CEOs and other investment...