From Evidence to Action: Ghana moves to strengthen AfCFTA implementation

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the Government of Burundi have agreed to develop a joint country implementation roadmap aimed at accelerating Burundi's participation in Africa's single market and expanding opportunities for the country's private sector.

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine and the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, have deepened their drive to accelerate digital transformation in Ghana’s mining sector with the commissioning of a US$750,000 Smart Systems Centre to train the next generation of technology-driven mining professionals.

MTN Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through investments in digital and financial literacy, positioning businesses for growth, sustainability and greater competitiveness.

African governments must harness the rapid expansion of the continent's digital and infrastructure economies to boost domestic revenue and reduce their reliance on borrowing if they are to escape recurring debt crises, Dr. Lyla Latif, a global tax and technology governance expert, has said.

GCB Bank, Ghana’s number one bank has been appointed to play a leading role in Ghana's preparations for some of the world's biggest international trade and investment exhibitions,

The success of ongoing microfinance reforms depends less on higher capital thresholds and more on strengthening corporate governance, institutional competence and risk-based supervision, investment banker Dr. Sam Ankrah has said.

The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana (CIHRM Ghana) has conferred Chartered Human Resource Management Practitioner status on 35 professionals and admitted 182 new Associate Members at its 16th Conferral and 20th Graduation Ceremony held at the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in Accra.

The Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) has begun a nationwide sensitisation of shippers on the mandatory registration of shippers on the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) in accordance with the Ghana Shippers' Authority Act, 2024 (Act 1122).