The Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) has dared the foreign traders whose retail shops have been closed to sue them if they feel they are being treated unfairly. GUTA, yesterday [Thursday] demanded the closure of all retail shops belonging to foreigners by Monday, November 4, 2019, with claims that the government has not fulfilled its […]
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Enforcing retail trade laws: GUTA threatens ‘destiny day’ demo if government fails
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is planning a mammoth demonstration against government in three months, if it fails to enforce laws governing retail trade. President of the Association, Dr Joseph Obeng, at a press conference held at the Central Business District (Opera Square) said, if government does not do as expected and the […]
Cedi depreciation: GUTA urges BoG to clamp down on black market operators
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) says they have never thrown their support behind the activities of black market operators in the country as being peddled in some sections of the media. They argue that they have been at the forefront of advocating for the Bank of Ghana to clamp down on the activities […]
GUTA lauds government for interventions at Ghana’s ports
President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association, Dr. Joseph Obeng, has expressed excitement for the reduction in benchmark and home delivery values of general goods and cars respectively at the Ghana’s ports. He stated that the reduction brings relief to the cost of doing business at the country’s ports, among other interventions that have […]
Your high import duties continue to rip us off, we are tired-GUTA to gov’t
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) says they are still reeling under high import duties at the various ports and points of entry. National Organizer for GUTA, Clement Boateng explains that local businesses continue to suffer as a result of the inability of the government to take steps to ensure a reduction of import […]
Cedi depreciation: Concerned spare parts dealers to demonstrate on Friday
As a way of registering their frustration against the free fall of the local currency, the cedi, some traders have vowed to hit the streets on Friday in a demonstration against government. The traders argue that the fall of the cedi is negatively impacting their businesses and they risk collapse if the situation is not […]