Tag Archives: TRADE

Baroness Catherine Hoey, UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ghana, says the lack of international certification in gold trade is making it difficult for countries to directly buy gold from Ghana. She said the UK had interest in buying gold directly from Ghana but the country could not do so …

The sorry state of the Trade Fair centre redevelopment project has left some residents and their Member of Parliament (MP) in the La-Dadekotopon Constituency of the Greater Accra Region seething with anger over the manner the project has been abandoned by the government. According to the MP, since the Trade …

A GETFund bus donated to the Bawjiase Senior High School (SHS) has been seized by the District Police Command. This comes after some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) engaged in fisticuffs during a handing-over ceremony on Saturday. Information gathered by Adom News‘ Kofi …

  Alan Kyerematen tipped to vie for NPP flagbearer race President Akufo-Addo gives ultimatum to appointees hoping to vie for NPP flagbearer slot Herbert Krapa favourite over Michael Okyere-Baafi as Minister of Trade With pressure mounting on personalities hoping to vie for the flagbearer position of the ruling New Patriotic Party …

US and Chinese officials have exchanged sharp rebukes in the first high-level talks between the Biden administration and China, taking place in Alaska. Chinese officials accused the US of inciting countries “to attack China”, while the US said China had “arrived intent on grandstanding”. Relations between the two superpowers are …

The French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave has said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which came into full force on January 1, 2021, will take more time to settle down as the regional integration policy in her view could be more complicated than estimated. AfCFTA seeks to …

The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives says the Nigerian delegation he led to Ghana for a two-day fact-finding mission over challenges with trade relations between Ghana and Nigeria, has concluded that Ghana has done no wrong against Nigerians. Addressing President Akufo-Addo and senior members of his administration including …

The Government of Ghana has rejected accusations by Nigeria of intimidation and maltreatment of Nigerian nationals in Ghana. In a six-page response signed by Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ghana particularly denied several allegations by Nigeria and provided detailed explanations showing it was incorrect to suggest Nigerians were being targeted. …

Business people in South Africa and Ghana are set to engage in trade and investment talks that get underway today. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) is today hosting a South Africa-Ghana Trade and Investment webinar. The aim of the two-day webinar is to reinvigorate and rekindle …

Over one hundred retail shops belonging to foreigners at Circle have been closed down in an exercise led by the Presidential Committee on retail trade. The exercise which started peacefully later turned chaotic. The Presidential Committee in the company of the Police arrived at Circle at about 11 am Thursday, …