Trade & Development

GHANA’S TRADE MISSION TO SOUTH AFRICA: 2025 REPORT AND 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT

  Accra, Ghana – ASSETS Africa has released the official post-mission report for the 2025 Ghana Trade Mission to South Africa, marking a watershed moment for Ghanaian enterprises seeking to expand across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Held from 29th November to 6th December, the mission successfully bridged Accra’s commercial dynamism with Johannesburg’s […]

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ASSETS EMBARKS ON INDUSTRIAL TOUR

  ASSETS Industrial Tour: Strengthening Trade & Industry Connections At ASSETS, we recognize the power of strategic partnerships in empowering African startups and SMEs in global trade. Our recent industrial tour took us to three key institutions driving standards, regulation, and innovation: ✅ Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) – Ensuring quality and compliance for international markets.

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Boosting Global Trade: WCO & WTO Join Forces

Boosting Global Trade: WCO & WTO Join Forces 🌍📦 The World Customs Organization – Organisation Mondiale des Douanes and World Trade Organization – WTO have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on Customs and trade matters. Signed by WCO Secretary General Ian Saunders and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 21 January

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Helping to create a single integrated market across Africa is in the west’s interests

Helping to create a single integrated market across Africa is in the west’s interests A lack of jobs and opportunity at home is driving the flow of migrants from the continent The writer is secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area Misinformation may have sparked the UK’s anti-immigration riots, but anxieties over illegal immigration

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Join Our SME Seminar on Global Trade Dynamics and Market Entry Strategies

Join Our SME Seminar on Global Trade Dynamics and Market Entry Strategies Are you an SME looking to expand your business beyond borders? Don’t miss out on this invaluable opportunity to gain insights and strategies to conquer global markets! 📅 Date: Saturday, 17th August 2024 🕒 Time: 3:00 PM GMT 💻 Location: Online (Zoom) Theme:

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Executive Certificate in Export and Import (EXIM)

The Executive Certificate in Export and Import (EXIM) is a specialized training program designed to provide entrepreneurs, business professionals, and individuals involved in international trade with the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to excel in the export and import industry. Why this course? In today’s increasingly interconnected world, African startups and SMEs face significant challenges

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Reviving Ghana’s Fresh Chili Pepper Export Industry: Commercial Chili Production by GIRSAL and Partners

GIRSAL, USAID Ghana Trade and Investment Activity, VegPro Kenya, and other partners have initiated a pilot project to grow and export chili pepper using net house technology to meet the phytosanitary requirements of the EU market. This move is part of GIRSAL’s 5-year strategic plan to support export-related value chains such as vegetables, avocado, mango,

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Africa’s trade relations: Old friends, good friends and new friends

African countries’ trading relationships have been changing in recent years. Trade with their traditional trading partners, the European Union and the United States (their ‘old’ friends) is declining. Trade with ‘new’ friends, such as China and India, is growing. For South Africa in particular, the rest of Africa has become a very important export destination.

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