The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has stepped up its drive to enhance the country’s export activities by sensitising some stakeholders operating in the Bono Region. The authority engaged about 50 local exporters in Sunyani, where it took them through the rudiments of breaking the barriers to enable them do...
Regional Representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and heads of Business Advisory Centres (BACs) and Business Resource Centres (BRCs) in some six (6) districts of Ghana - including Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ketu South Municipal Assembly, Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly, Jomoro Municipal Assembly, Sagnarigu district Assembly and Kassena–Nankana...
... for education on exporting to other African markets Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) have applauded Ghana’s National AfCFTA Coordination Office (NCO) and UNDP for equipping them with the requisite skills and understanding of the African Continental Free Trade Area in order to take advantage of the Continental...
The National AfCFTA Coordination Office (NCO), in collaboration with the UNDP, has organised an intensive sensitisation on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kumasi as part of their Market Expansion Project aimed at encouraging businesses to harness the full benefits...
Government says it is willing to deepen its support to the local cement manufacturing industry as stakeholders seek alternatives to the use of some imported chemicals used for production amid concerns about environmental impact and the country’s rising forex issues. Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (MoTI), Michael Okyere Baafi,...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), under its Youth in Export Programme (YiEP), has oriented 100 youths to undergo training in agricultural production for the export market. The 100 youths, selected through a competitive process, will receive six months of training in agriculture, arts and crafts, among others, to build...
The government of Bahamas has taken a giant step towards establishing business connections between the Caribbean nation and Ghana, where most of its citizens are believed to have been taken from as slaves four centuries ago. An Africa- Carribbean Trade Mission has therefore been established in Accra to facilitate the...
The first in-person Ghana-Rwanda Business Forum has concluded in Accra with a motivated business community ready to leverage good socio-political relations between the two countries to bolster bilateral trade, and leverage the intra-Africa trade initiative under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). The Minister of Trade and Industry...
The Ghana Country Director for Mastercard Foundation, Rosy Fynn, says the foundation has robust plans underway to give enough preparation for entrepreneurs to help them take advantage of the huge opportunities the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) brings. According to her, the Foundation as part of preparations has begun...
The role of Customs has moved from just the primary collection of revenue and taxes to much more advanced and diverse role of facilitating the flow of goods and services across-borders, and ensuring their safety, legitimacy and security. The expectation, therefore, is that in carrying out these functions, customs and...