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Friday, March 11, 2016 |
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Don’t conclude Regional EPA in June 2009-GAPTO
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Members of the Ghana Agricultural Producers and Traders
Organisation (GAPTO) have called on the governments of the
Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) not to
conclude the Regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with
European Union (EU) in June, this year.
They observed that the region has a lot to loose if ECOWAS
governments sign the pact.
Members of GAPTO, made the call at a day’s seminar on ‘the
Interim Economic Partnership Agreement, Implementation and
Impact on local industries’ in Accra.
Speaking at the seminar, an official of the Cross-Border
Consult, Mr. Emmanuel Doni-Kwame added that the full EPA would
lead to loss of revenue to governments, collapse of local
industries and increase unemployment in ECOWAS countries.
He stressed that the E.U would use the agreement to rule Africa
again saying African countries can not compete favourable with
their European counterparts in the area of trade.
According to him, a survey conducted by his outfit indicated
that the Interim EPA signed by Ghana in 2008 had dire effects on
finished products sector of the Ghanaian economy.
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, Nana Appiah Agyei urged the private sector to
monitor the implementation of the interim EPA and sound the
alarm bell on issues that are counter productive to the sector.
He called for increase government transparency on the interim
EPA implementation, adding that ‘This would give the private
sector the opportunity to know more about both the good and bad
sides of the pact on Ghanaian economy’.
The paper however, gathered that in December 13, 2007, the
European Commission initialed a stepping stone economic
agreement with Ghana. The agreement enabled Ghana to benefit
from improved market access to the E.U since 1 January 2008.
This agreement contains a title on Development Cooperation
covering priority areas of development for accompanying the
implementation of the pact.
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President Mills warns Ghanaians to
desist from backbiting
Accra, March 29, Ghanadot - Ghanaians have been urged
by President John Evans Atta Mills to eschew negative
tendencies such as unnecessary grumbling, backbiting and
petty jealousy.....More
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Asantehene visits Black Stars at training
Kumasi, March 29, Ghanadot/GNA – Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,
Asantehene, at the week-end defied heavy rains to give moral
and spiritual support to the senior national team, the Black
Stars during their training session at the Baba Yara Sports
Stadium in Kumasi....More |
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Re-branding Northern
Ghana for socio-economic development
Accra, March 29, Ghanadot - There is the need to
use concerted efforts to fix and polish the blighted
image of the Northern Ghana, which comprises the
Northern, Upper East and Upper West Region, in order to
encourage sustainable development there....More
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Ghana tames Benin by a lone goal
Accra, March 29, Ghanadot - The Senior National
Team of Ghana, the Black Stars struggled to beat their
Beninoir counterparts by one goal to nil in the 2010
World Cup cum 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifier.....More |
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