News

2016

  • President Mahama Meets the Business Community - ACCRA, GHANA - President John Dramani says Ghana’s agricultural sector will continue to decline in favour of the services sector in terms of contribution to the economy. According to him, it was normal as a middle-income or developing economy for agriculture’s contribution ... more

  • WTC Accra Promotes Trade and Investment In China - ACCRA, GHANA - As part of its efforts to promote trade and investment between Ghana and China, the World Trade Centre (WTC) Accra in collaboration with CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) organized a match-making forum in Beijing, China for Ghanaian ... more

  • TURKISH BUSINESS DELEGATION CALLS ON WTC ACCRA - ACCRA, GHANA - Mr Dursun Topcu, Vice President of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, has praised Ghana for its stable democracy and peaceful business environment. He made this comment when he led a business delegation to pay a courtesy call and officially invite management and... more

  • GHANA SIGNS AND RATIFIES EU ECONOMIC AGREEMENT - ACCRA, GHANA - On 3 August 2016, Ghana decided to sign and ratify the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union. In welcoming the decision, EU Ambassador William Hanna said: "This new agreement will provide a long term predictable framework to he... more

  • Second Quarter FDI Increases By Over 400 Percent - ACCRA, GHANA - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) results recorded during the second quarter of this year increased by over 400% in the amount of initial transfers compared with the value recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2015. According to the Ghana Investment Promotion ... more

  • WTC ACCRA MARKS ''GHANA BUSINESS DAY'' - ACCRA, GHANA - The World Trade Centre Accra on July 26, 2016 initiated strategic business discourse aimed at reducing the cost and time in doing business in Ghana and exposed the business community to the implications of BREXIT on the country. The initiatives were announced i... more

  • TOGBE AFEDE RECEIVES ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD - ACCRA, GHANA - The Executive Chairman of the World Trade Centre in Accra, Togbe Afede XIV was on Thursday July 7, honored as the Business & Entrepreneurship Laureate at the maiden edition of the Impact Africa Summit: Ghana in Accra. The summit which was organized by Dip... more

  • SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY VISITS WTC ACCRA - ACCRA, GHANA - Savannah State University's President, Cheryl D.Dozier who is also a member of world Trade Centre Savannah Board Of Directors paid a courtesy call to WTC Accra during her visit to Ghana for the University's informational session for prospective students. Her vis... more

  • PRESIDENT MAHAMA INAUGURATES ASOGLI PHASE II - President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the first unit of the second phase of the Sunon Asogli power plant that will supply an additional 180 megawatts of power to the national grid. The Sunon Asogli power plant second combined cycle gas turbine is expected to generate ... more

  • OFFICIALS OF FUJIAN PROVINCE VISIT WTC ACCRA - ACCRA, GHANA - A delegation led by the Senior Consultant of the Foreign Affairs Office of Fujian Province Dr. Chu Yanli paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director of WTC Accra Mr. Emmanuel Doni-Kwame. The delegation was in Ghana at the invitation of the Minister of Trade an... more