The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry says Ghana has secured a major reprieve in its trade relationship with the United States after Washington extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for one year. In a statement, the sector Minister, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, welcomed the decision, describing it as a timely intervention that will protect […]
President John Mahama has declared the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) “technically dead” after the United States imposed fresh tariffs on African exports, including a 15% levy on Ghana’s goods. He made the remarks during his first presidential media encounter of his second term in office, warning that there is little hope of the […]
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has launched a scathing critique of the government’s failure to act decisively in response to the United States’ sudden imposition of a 10% tariff on Ghanaian exports. The Caucus is warning that the country risks being blindsided in an unfolding trade war due to poor prioritization of the African Continental […]
