The ECOWAS Commission has concluded a three-day technical review of a draft Interim report for the Trade and Transport Facilitation Study of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project and advised the consultants to incorporate all recommendations and resubmit for further evaluation and subsequent validation.
The three (3)- day review workshop...
By Anne O. KRUEGER
The World Trade Organization is among the greatest success stories of the post-World War II era. By establishing rules based on principles like nondiscrimination among trading partners and equal treatment of foreign and domestic goods, the WTO enabled international trade to flourish, with far-reaching benefits for...
The main auditorium and upper quarters of the Great Hall of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) were flooded with tertiary education students from across Ghana as they gathered for the first edition of the ‘Entrepreneur in You’ campus tour organised by Maxwell Investments Groups (MIG).
‘Entrepreneur in...
By Richmond Kwame Frimpong
The Spring Meetings are annual events jointly organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), bringing together central bankers, ministers of finance parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and academics to discuss global economic and financial issues. During...
The Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs (GCYE), with support from the German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ) through its AfCFTA support programme, has initiated a series of stakeholder dialogues aimed at leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol for the benefit of women and youth.
Spearheaded by...
By Deborah Asantewaah SARFO
According to a situational analysis conducted by the Aya Institute for Women, Politics and Media, there is a lack of detailed information on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) among women and youth in business.
Programmes Coordinator of the institute, Bridget Biney, explained that information...
By Mansa NETTEY
Successful economies, societies and regions have long opted for cooperation, consolidation and integration against division, separation and isolation. The 'roads’ to sustainable economic development and prosperity are long with many stops, even some dead ends and yet seldom has a society reached this destination without bringing its...
By Kizito CUDJOE
Kenya's President Dr. William Samoei Ruto is championing the integration of technology into the trade strategy of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to enhance intra-continental trade.
Mr. Ruto, speaking during a high-profile visit to the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra, urged stakeholders to harness the...
By Ngozi OKONJO-IWEALA
Taking place in challenging and uncertain times, the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi produced mixed results: a few successes, but also some disappointments.
By contrast, the previous ministerial conference, held in June 2022, concluded with the adoption of numerous multilateral agreements and decisions, giving...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU
The USAID West Africa Trade and Investment Hub (Trade Hub) has made significant contributions to Ghana's economy. Since launching operations in 2019, Trade Hub has played a key role in fortifying food security, advancing agricultural technologies and cementing the country’s status as a thriving manufacturing hub.
Through...