Government needs to strengthen the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the Agric Ministry so it can enforce stronger standards on agriculture produce before it leaves the country’s shores, the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) has urged.
Given that a big chunk of the country’s exports is...
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) thinks government is focused too much on maximising revenue at the ports, as against the effective trade facilitation its paperless ports project is supposed to ensure.
There is a need for government to find the right balance between maximising port revenue and...
African leaders hope for trade-led growth boost
Nigeria, South Africa do not to sign up
Continent gives itself 18 months to hammer out details
African leaders agreed on Wednesday to form a US$3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people, but its two biggest economies, Nigeria and South...
Leaders of African Union member-states, including President Nana Akufo-Addo, at an Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union signed onto a roadmap for the proposed Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, on Wednesday, March 22.
As part of...
The European Union and its free trade agreement took decades to establish. Africa is now hoping it can achieve the same in a fraction of the time.
But with Nigeria pulling out, questions are being raised over just how achievable it really is.
The vision is a free trade deal encompassing...
Some local businesses will head to China Canton Fair next month to look for business opportunities and partnership. The tour which has been put together by CELC International in partnership with Canton Fair organisers, Holiday Inn Guangzhou City Hotel and Business and Financial Times will take place from 14th...
The Ghana-Mexico Business and Cultural Chamber (GHAMEXCO) has officially been launched in Accra, to identify and explore business opportunities in Ghana and Mexico that will bring both countries together culturally and business-wise.
The key objectives are to identify and shepherd opportunities for the benefit of members, promote the business trade...
Today the first concrete element was moved from land into sea marking a new phase of the Tema Port Expansion project delivered by Meridian Port Services.
This achievement is significant as it shows the project is on time for building the first 700 meters of quay wall ensuring the new...
Ghana can build on its good performance under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) programme by focusing more on value addition to its export commodities like cocoa and Shea Butter and exporting to the US market.
Available data from the US Economic Policy in Africa show that between 2016 and...
Government has stated that the GHS 10 million fund expected to support women in entrepreneurship is a loan that comes with a lower interest rate of 10% or less, according to Business Development Minister, Mohammed Awal.
He made this statement during the Women Entrepreneurship Conference held in Accra on the...