Tag: Importers and Exporters Association
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Exporters, Importers demand removal of 1% Covid-19 levy
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana says government must do well to remove the one per cent Covid 19 Health Recovery Levy in the 2023 budget statement following an assurance by Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu that the budget will be read before November 30 The 2021 budget proposed a one per cent…
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Import licenses will increase cost of trade unnecessarily – Asaki Awingobit
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana says the introduction of an import license policy will only add to the bureaucracy and cost of doing business in Ghana. Their concern follows calls by the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) that such a policy is needed to regulate the imports that come into the country. According to…
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Business community has no option than to increase prices – Asaki Awingobit
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is bitterly lamenting the government’s refusal to take measures that will cushion the business community, in the wake of the economic hardships. According to the association, it is regrettable that the government promised to reduce the tax burdens on importers and exporters, only to turn its back on…
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Importers and Exporters Association calls for improved ease of doing business
As the Finance Minister prepares to present the Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on the 13th of July 2022, the Importers and Exporters Association is urging government to implement more measures to improve the ease of doing business in the country. According to the Association, this will ensure economic growth and position the country to…
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Importers and Exporters Association debunks tax evasion, money laundering claims
The Importers and Exporters Association has debunked media reports which allegedly accuses some of its members of evading taxes at the country’s ports as well as engaging in money laundering through port transactions. This comes on the back of reports by pressure group, Movement for Truth and Accountability which alleged that some importing companies especially…
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Stakeholders at ports call for punitive regulatory regime to check unregulated charges
Stakeholders at the countries ports including importers and exporters along with freight forwarders, say the need for a clear regulation of activities at the ports, is an issue that needs to be addressed or touched on in the upcoming budget reading on Friday. For months now, these stakeholders have been agitating and using all channels…
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Importers hopeful of better trade should borders reopen
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has welcomed the hint by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the country’s air borders may be opened in September 2020. Ghana’s air and land borders have been closed since March following the occurrence of the novel coronavirus. The closure has adversely affected most businesses, including the…
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Importers and Exporters Association reiterates call for suspension of increment in port charges
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, has reiterated calls for the suspension of the impending 11 percent tariff increment for cargo handling at the Terminal 3 of the Tema Port. The increment, announced by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is expected to take effect from 2nd December, 2019. Although the Ghana Ports…
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Importers protest impending 11% increment in cargo handling charges
The Importers and Exporters Association is kicking against a scheduled 11 percent tariff increment for cargo handling at the Terminal Three of the Tema Port. The importers say the expected increment which is scheduled to take effect next month, will increase the cost of shipping. The Meridian Port Services, operators of the new Terminal 3…
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Ahead of SOTN: Businesses want concerns addressed
Business associations are calling on President Akufo Addo to address the various challenges confronting them in the industry as he prepares to deliver his State of the Nation address tomorrow. The associations who cite power issues, invasion of foreigners in their retail markets as well as the high taxes imposed on them as their major…