GNCCI BUSINESS BRIEF (5 - 9 August 2019)

Economy

• Increase Agric growth with access to finance, tech & market
• IFS raises red flag over rising public debt

Sectoral

• Govt will address concerns of business
• SMEs require long term funding
• Govt urged to support SMEs with pragmatic policies
• Informal sector workers to pay tax using MoMo
• GRA launches mobile App to authenticate tax stamps
• COCOBOD bans incentives given on a bag of cocoa sold
• New high yielding maize varieties introduced to farmers

Trade and Investment

• WBAF Ghana Office opened… partners Business Development Ministry with up to $500,000 angel investment for start-ups

Policy

• AU, AfDB sign US$4.8m grant earmarked for continental free trade secretariat
  

International

• World Trade Board gets first African member

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