Tag: AfCFTA
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Businesses must take advantage of AfCFTA to diversify funding sources – Kobla Nyaletey
The Director of Markets at Absa Ghana and Nigeria, Kobla Nyaletey, has advised Ghanaian businesses to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to escape the high-interest rate regime in the country. Speaking on the theme, ‘Preparing and positioning for the AfCFTA opportunity‘ on Citi TV, as part of this year’s virtual…
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Benefits of AfCFTA won’t be automatic; we must work for it – Chamber of Commerce CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Mark Badu Aboagye, has called for enhanced collaboration and a strategic plan from stakeholders in the country to enable Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to take full advantage of the Africa Free Trade Continental Agreement (AfCFTA). According to him, the opportunity…
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Ghana needs a ‘national branding’ strategy to fully enjoy AfCFTA benefits – Fatima Alimohamed
Chairperson of the Agribusiness Sector at the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), and CEO of Africa Brand Warrior, Fatima Alimohamed, says getting a “national branding” strategy remains one of the major hurdles Ghana needs to cross if the country can obtain maximum benefit from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). She is of the…
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#CitiBusinessFestival: Virtual forum on AfCFTA comes off today
The fourth edition of the 2021 Citi Business Festival’s virtual fora comes off today, June 22, 2021. The panellists will delve deeper into the conversation on Trade, Export and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The forum, scheduled to be held from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, will be hosted by Citi News’ Vivian Kai…
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Citi Business Festival: SMEs urged to formalise to benefit from AfCFTA
Ghanaian entrepreneurs, who are upbeat about the future of their companies within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), are being encouraged to ensure that their business entities are formalised in order to reap the full benefits of the agreement. The only way Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can take advantage of…
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Ghana’s Alex Dodoo wins unanimous backing to lead Africa’s Standards body
The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo is the unanimous choice of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) to serve as president of the intergovernmental body. The 57-year-old pharmacologist was elected at the ongoing ARSO’s 26th General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, after the Government of Ghana expressed “confidence in his candidature.” Prof.…
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ADB wins 1D1F Financial Service Provider of the year at 2021 manufacturing awards
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has been awarded the One District, One Factory (1D1F) Financial Service Provider of the Year at the 2021 Ghana Manufacturing Awards (GMA), held at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City in Accra. The honour affirms the Bank’s support to businesses under the government’s flagship industrialisation programme which seeks to build…
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Take advantage of AfCFTA to sell more cocoa – Edward Boateng
Former Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng, says Ghana must focus on taking advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement on the sale of its cocoa. His comments come on the back of reports that China had begun the production of cocoa. According to him, “I think what we should be looking at is…
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Stakeholders call for intensified efforts in adding value to Ghana’s cocoa exports
The CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, says the absence of “cocoa billionaires” in Ghana is a sign that the country has not efficiently “monetized and domesticated” the crop that regularly brings about two billion dollars of foreign exchange into the country. According to him, despite having produced cocoa over the…
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AfCFTA to establish agric value chains across Africa – Secretariat
The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat is hopeful of rolling out agricultural value chains in various countries to boost agro-processing across the continent. This was made known by the Secretary General of the Secretariat, Wamkele Mene. The continent-wide agreement, which seeks to bridge all gaps in the various sectors among African countries, seeks to…