According to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, Ghana has received approval from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) authority to market 700 local products across the African continent.
The Ghanaian government had implemented several measures to make Ghanaian products competitive both domestically and internationally within the AfCFTA framework, the minister stated during the third edition of the Made-In-Ghana Bazaar held in Accra. He noted that the government leveraged the AfCFTA guided trade initiative and facilitated market exploration missions for 63 companies to Kenya and 52 companies to Tanzania.
"As a result, a total of 700 products have received certificates of origin to be marketed under AfCFTA," he said, as cited by Faapa.
Furthermore, Kobina Tahir Hammond reiterated his government's commitment to creating a conducive environment for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other manufacturing businesses in Ghana. He urged the private sector to take advantage of the favorable environment to invest in local manufacturing.