The government of Ghana in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), the National AfCFTA Coordination Office, and the United Nations Economic Commission (UNECA) is set to hold a two-day National Conference in Accra.
The conference is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20 to Wednesday, October 21, 2020, on the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
This was cited in a press statement published by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Sunday, October 18, 2020.
The two-day conference is on the theme: “Empowering Ghanaian Businesses to Harness the Benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement under the framework of the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS).”
A statement issued by the Ministry of Information in Accra said President Akufo-Addo would use the opportunity to articulate Government’s commitment to the AfCFTA and the empowerment of the private sector to boost Ghana’s trade with continental Africa, with trading scheduled to start on January 1, 2020.
Participants expected to attend the conference include; Chief Executive Officers from the Business Community, Senior Policy Makers, Parliamentarians, academia, representatives of civil society organizations, development partners and the media.
The first national AfCFTA conference was organized by the Government of Ghana in August 2019.
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