Business in Ghana - African Frontier Market

1. Introduction to the Republic of Ghana (West Africa)
   1. Regions of Ghana
   2. Albert Adu Boahen Kwadwo (Ghanaian Historian)
   3. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey was born in Ghana (“If you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation”)
2. Economy of Ghana
3. Foreign Trade of Ghana
   1. Ghanaian Customs:
      1. Importing to Ghana
      2. Exporting from Ghana
4. Business and Investment Opportunities in Ghana
5. Case Study:
   1. Business Opportunities in the agriculture sector
   2. Kasapreko Company
6. Access to the Market
7. Business Plan for Ghana

The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in Ghana” are the following:

1. To analyze the Ghanaian Economy and Global Trade
2. To know the trade opportunities in Ghana
3. To explore the Ghanaian trade relations with the country of the student
4. To know the Ghanaian Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Ghanaian Companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Ghanaian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Ghana” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Master in Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate in African Business, World Trade.

Business in West Africa.

EENI Partnerships with Educational Institutions

Languages: or Ghana Gana Ghana.

1. Credits of the subject “Doing Business in Ghana”: 2
2. Duration: two weeks

Area of Knowledge: Africa.

1. Ports of Tema and Takoradi
2. Dakar-Lagos Corridor

Ghanaian Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Ghana and the West African Economic Area
2. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
3. African Continental Free-Trade Area
4. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
   1. ECOWAS Regional Road Transport and Transit Facilitation Programme
5. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
6. UK-Ghana Agreement
7. Ghana-EU:
   1. Africa-EU Partnership
   2. GSP
8. AGOA
9. Global System of Trade Preferences
10. Trade Agreement with India

1. WTO
   1. GATS
   2. Trade Facilitation Agreement
   3. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   4. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   5. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   6. Agreement on Safeguards
2. WCO
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. International Maritime Organization
   1. Istanbul Convention
4. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member
5. Hamburg Rules (Sea)
6. Rotterdam Rules

1. Economic Commission for Africa
2. African Union
   1. AU Convention on Combating Corruption
   2. AUDA-NEPAD
   3. Africa Agriculture Development Programme
3. African Development Bank
4. Africa-India Cooperation
5. Africa-BRICS
6. Africa-Turkey Partnership
7. Afro-Arab Cooperation
8. BADEA
9. Africa-Asia Partnership
10. Africa-Korea Partnership
11. Africa-Japan Cooperation
12. Africa-South America Summit
13. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

1. UN
   1. UNCTAD
   2. ITC
   3. WIPO
2. WB
3. WTO
4. IMF

Ghana is an observer country of the International Organization of the Francophonie.

1. Official language of the Republic of Ghana: English. 100 local languages
2. Ghanaian Capital: Accra
3. 1. Kumasi
4. Borders of Ghana: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo
5. Ghanaian Area: 238,535 km²
6. Population of Ghana: 29 million people
7. Regions of Ghana: Greater Accra, Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Central Region, Eastern Region, Northern Region, Upper East, Upper West, Volta Region, and Western Region
8. Kofi Annan (former Secretary-General of the UN) was born in 1938 in Ghana

More information about Ghana (EENI African Business Portal).

Main Religions in Ghana:

1. Christians (63% of the Ghanaian population)
   1. 7 million Protestants
2. African Traditional Religions
3. Muslims (20%)

Ghana belongs to the West African Economic Area.

Economy of Ghana:

1. Ghana is a Middle-income country (ODA)
2. Ghana is an African Frontier market
3. Ghanaian GDP: 103 billion dollars
4. The Service-oriented sector is the most dynamic of the Ghanaian economy (50% of the GDP)
5. Ghanaian petroleum sector. Petroleum reserves: 2.0 billion barrels. 22% of the total value of exports
6. Ghana is the second African gold producer
7. Ghanaian Industry: 27% of the GDP
8. Vigorous economic growth (6% over the past six years), mainly due to the petrol and petroleum production
9. Agriculture: 20% of the GDP. Crop production: 16% of the GDP
10. Ghanaian Inflation: 9.9%
11. Free Export Zone
12. FDI Stock in Ghana: 2 billion dollars
13. Greater Accra region: 15% of the Ghanaian population
14. Ashanti region: Cocoa and gold mining industry
15. Ghanaian currency: Ghana Cedi
16. Ghana has a universal health system

Sample - Foreign Trade and Business in Ghana

Sample - Exporting from Ghana:

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