Maritime law consultant, Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Mbiah (left) & Executive Director of the Institute for African Maritime Development, Chief Obosu Mohammed (right) Maritime industry experts have called for the development of a robust maritime industry for effective trading within the single continental market. Africa has been opened up for free […]
Experts have called on government to strengthen the involvement of the private sector regarding deliberations leading to formulation of Trade policies beyond the year 2020. Speaking on Eye on Port, Ziad Hamoui, the National President of the Borderless Alliance said a strengthened public-private partnership in the introduction of trade and […]
Representatives of some of the important players in the maritime trading industry have admitted a correlation between election activities and its impact on trading. President of the Association of Customs House Agents of Ghana, (ACHAG), Yaw Kyei who was speaking on Eye on Port a day prior to the elections, said […]
During the launch of the operational phase of the AfCFTA in Niamey, Niger on 7th July, 2019, AU Heads of State and governments decided that, 7th July of each year be designated as Africa Integration Day without it being a holiday, to commemorate the operationalization of the AfCFTA and popularise […]
Legal Practitioner and Senior Partner at AB& David Africa, David Fosu-Dorte has called on African governments to domesticate purchases and procurement processes to boost Intra-African trade strategizes and minimize the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We could see Africa and some countries in Africa becoming an alternative base […]
Experts have predicted that should the coronavirus pandemic elapse mid-year as projected by many economic bodies, the world is poised for a recession and Ghana will be greatly affected. “The Global economy as Japan and all the other countries have forecasted is going to go through a recession, but that […]
Ghanaian economic experts, have encouraged policy makers to introduce a harmonized exchange rate especially for operators in the port and maritime industry at fixed time intervals in order to accommodate traders and alleviate the difficulties citizens face as a result the rapid depreciation of the cedi. “At the ports, you’ll […]
Experts within Ghana’s Maritime Security sector, have called for more investment to be made towards improved maritime security to protect Ghana’s territorial waters following rising maritime insecurity threats across the West African sub-region. Speaking on Eye on Port panel on Strengthening Ghana’s Maritime Security: Lessons in 2019 and Strategies for […]
