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AfCFTA Secretariat to begin operations ahead of trade activities from Jan. 2021

August 5, 2020 Parliament has approved the choice of Ghana as the host country for the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA) in Accra. A report of Parliament’s...

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August 5, 2020 / Comments (0)

AfCFTA plan to ride out crippling coronavirus crisis

July 10, 2020 Africa has a more robust tool in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to use in accelerating regional and economic integration and prepare for uncertain times like the COVID-19...

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July 10, 2020 / Comments (0)

Global leaders call for African gov’ts and private sector collaboration to fight COVID-19

May 29, 2020 Demand a new deal in and for Africa Advocate speedy implementation of AFCFTA Call for Increased Investment in Digital Connectivity Leaders across Africa and the globe have called for deeper...

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May 29, 2020 / Comments (0)

Africa Regional Index underlines integration as key to building resilient economies

May 25, 2020 The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) has been launched by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank and the African Union Commission (AUC),...

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May 25, 2020 / Comments (0)

Implementation of the AfCFTA deal postponed due to coronavirus

April 29, 2020 The implementation of a mammoth African free trade agreement will not begin on July 1 as planned due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Tuesday....

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April 29, 2020 / Comments (0)

Pharmaceutical companies to produce 70 per cent of country’s drug needs

April 27, 2020 The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) has targeted to produce 70 percent of the country’s essential pharmaceutical products within the next three years. The...

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April 27, 2020 / Comments (0)

Post COVID-19: Africa must adopt inward-looking trade strategy

April 24, 2020 African countries are being urged to adopt an inward-looking trade strategy post COVID-19 to help boost the continent’s industrialisation agenda, and also make it a strong force in the...

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April 24, 2020 / Comments (0)

E-Commerce protocol incorporated into AfCFTA phase III

April 21, 2020 Despite a potential delay regarding Phase I implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the African Union Commission has incorporated an Electronic Commerce (e-commerce)...

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April 21, 2020 / Comments (0)

African governments must review their budgets – ECA

March 17, 2020 The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has suggested African governments to review their budgets to reprioritise spending towards mitigating the expected negative impacts from...

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March 17, 2020 / Comments (0)

GEPA supports exporters to market Made-in-Ghana products in Ethiopia

March 10, 2020 As part of Ghana’s 63rd Independence Anniversary Celebrations, GEPA supported the Ghana Embassy in Ethiopia to promote and sell Made-in-Ghana products at a 5-day exhibition and bazaar...

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March 10, 2020 / Comments (0)