Category: Business

TAGG Fights Excessive Administrative Charges At Port, Accuse Shipping Lines of Defying Directives

The Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has demanded an immediate government intervention into what it describes as excessive and unjustifiable charges imposed on businesses at Ghana’s ports, warning that the rising costs will ultimately be passed on to consumers through higher prices. The group, led by its General Secretary, Emmanuel […]

Seychelles Backs Digital AfCFTA Trade Portal – Pierre Laporte

The Government of Seychelles has reaffirmed its commitment to establishing a digital trade portal to transform Africa’s trading system and accelerate intra-African commerce. Seychelles Minister for Finance, Economic Planning, Trade and Investment, Hon. Pierre Laporte, said the initiative would provide the foundation for a more digitalised trading system capable of […]

Publican AI Boosts Customs Revenue, But Port Challenges Persist – IEAG

Prosper AGBENYEGA The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has endorsed the Publican Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trade Solution, describing its performance during the first five months of implementation as a positive step towards improving customs valuation and domestic revenue mobilisation. The system became fully operational at Ghana’s ports on […]

Tranzmit and Yellow Card Partner to Power USA-Nigeria Payment Flows

Yellow Card, the leading licensed stablecoin infrastructure provider for emerging markets, today announced that Tranzmit Payment Services, a subsidiary of Tranzmit Corporation, one of the world’s leading communications and financial services companies, has integrated Yellow Card’s Payments API. Tranzmit is headquartered in the United States, and the partnership gives its […]

Customs Commissioner’s Stakeholder Engagement Approach Commendable – AIFF

The Convenor of the Advocate for Indigenous Freight Forwarders (AIFF), Godfred Mawuli Tettey (Dr) has commended the Customs Commissioner, Aaron Kanor, for his approach of engaging stakeholders in addressing challenges within Ghana’s freight-forwarding and port sector. The AIFF Convenor said the Commissioner’s emphasis on dialogue and consultation was particularly relevant […]