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Import restriction bill will be back – Trade Minister
The Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond has disclosed that government will re-introduce the import restrictions bill to parliament in due time.According...
GUTA reacts to suspension of import restriction bill
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has welcomed the government's decision to suspend the Export and Import Regulations 2023 Bill.The President of...
Gov’t suspends controversial import restriction L.I
JoyNews can confirm that Government of Ghana is suspending the laying of the controversial Legislative Instrument seeking to restrict the importation of at least...
Import restriction bill: Akufo-Addo, Bawumia want to bring back ‘kalabule’ – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing President Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of attempting to bring back 'kalabule' (cleaver bully, conditional...
Speak up against import restriction bill – NDC to clergy, CSOs
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the clergy, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and other relevant stakeholders to speak up against the proposed...
Full Speech: NDC speaks on Import Restriction Bill
MOMENT OF TRUTH PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE PROPOSED “RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF SELECTED STRATEGIC PRODUCTS REGULATIONS”, HELD ON 6TH DECEMBER, 2023 AND ADDRESSED...
Import Restriction Bill breaches IMF agreement – NDC
The Minority in Parliament has reiterated its opposition to the Import Restriction Legislative Instrument (L.I), stating it breaches the terms of the International Monetary...
Import Restriction Bill not backed by data – GUTA
The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr. Joseph Obeng, says the government’s proposed Import Restriction Bill is not backed by...
Speaker clears way for laying of import restriction L.I. on Thursday
Trade Minister, KT Hammond can lay the government's L.I. seeking to restrict the importation of selected products on Thursday, the Speaker has said.The Minority...
Import Restriction Bill: GUTA sends strong message to Trade Minister
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has expressed concerns about the Import Restrictions Bill, spearheaded by the Minister of Trade and Industry, KT...
Import Restriction Bill: Trade Minister not being honest – FABAG
The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has accused the Trade Minister, Kobina Tahir (KT) Hammond of dishonesty after engagements on the proposed...
GUTA, 5 other groups petition parliament over import restriction bill
Six business groups including the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have petitioned Parliament to reject the Trade Ministry's proposed import restrictions bill.The...
Galamsey: Small-Scale Miners push for restriction on changfa engine importation
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners is imploring the government to restrict the importation of changfa engines as part of solutions to...
Import Restrictions Bill needs clear policy direction and transparency – Prof Bokpin
A professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, voiced his disapproval of the suspended import restrictions bill emphasising the need for...
KT Hammond slams Minority’s ‘horror’ opposition to Import Restrictions Bill
The Minister of Trade and Industry, KT Hammond, has criticized the Minority caucus in Parliament for obstructing the Export and Import (Restrictions on Importation...
Minority commends government for suspending Imports Restrictions Bill
The Minority in Parliament has expressed its satisfaction following the government's decision to suspend the laying of the controversial Import Restrictions Bill.In a press...
Re-evaluate import restrictions bill – 2021 National Best Farmer tells govt
The 2021 National Best Farmer, Mashud Mohammed is appealing to the government to tread cautiously with the proposed Import Restrictions Bill.He stated that the...
Trade Minister to lay import restrictions bill in Parliament today
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, is today expected to lay before Parliament the Legislative Instrument (L.I.), seeking to restrict the...
How new restrictions on importation may further inflate prices of key food products
In a bid to boost domestic production, government has recently implemented new restrictions on the importation of selected strategic products, a move that may...
Import restrictions LI: Ursula Owusu, Speaker Bagbin clash in Parliament
The Minister of Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, clashed with the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin during debate on the Legislative Instrument (LI)...
Peasant farmers question import restrictions without strategy to support agricultural sector
The Peasant Farmers Association is questioning the government's decision to restrict the importation of 22 items without a defined strategy to support the agricultural...
GUTA’s proposal to gov’t over Import Restrictions Bill
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has called on the government to provide details and timelines for the implementation of the Import Restrictions...
Tempers flare in Parliament over proposed import restrictions bill
Tensions ran high in Parliament on Friday, November 24, 2023, as the Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, and the Minority caucus clashed...
Appiah-Kubi endorses U.S. visa restrictions on election disruptors
Chairman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has backed the U.S.-imposed visa restrictions targeting individuals attempting to disrupt Ghana’s electoral process ahead of...
Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports in UK
The government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK, amid warnings of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis for British farmers.
The...
Border restrictions impact businesses and residents amid Togo elections
As Togo braces for its crucial elections, businesses and residents along the Togo border are feeling the brunt of tightened restrictions on movement. ...
I’ll restrict import of selected items to boost local businesses – Mahama
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has announced his intentions to impose import restrictions on specific essential commodities if...
I am not a thief; LI to restrict imports is not for my benefit...
Trade and Industry Minister, K.T Hammond has taken a swipe at critics against the Legislative Instruments (LIs) to restrict the importation of some selected...
Ghana spent $2.6bn to import 14 products including wigs, brooms and palm oil in...
Ghana’s import bill on 14 items reached approximately $2.6 billion in 2021. These items include fake hair (wigs), rice, brooms, use clothing, brooms and...
AGI backs proposed L.I to restrict strategic imports
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has backed the Trade Ministry’s Legislative Instrument on Export and Import Regulations, 2023, to restrict the importation of...
Don’t restrict imports, reduce taxes – Importers and Exporters Association tells government
The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is urging the government to withdraw the Legislative Instrument seeking to restrict the...
How will I be corrupted by giving you the license to import strategic products?...
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond has downplayed suggestions that the strategic products legislative instrument (L.I) will induce corruption at the...
Right quantities of products will be imported to prevent shortage and inflation – K.T...
The Trade and Industry Minister, K.T. Hammond, has assured the populace that the proposed Legislative Instrument (LI) on Export and Import, specifically focusing on...
Restricting imports the right way to go but the approach is problematic – Ricketts-Hagan
A former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has expressed support for the introduction of the...
Government must withdraw L.I. seeking to restrict import of strategic products -Minority
The Minority in Parliament has called on President Akufo-Addo to immediately cause the withdrawal of a regulation seeking to restrict the importation of rice,...
Gov’t pushing for law to ban import of ‘yemuadie’, rice, others without committee approval
The government is pushing to establish a regulation that will restrict the importation of what they call strategic products.This development is set to take...
Mahama to review law banning salvaged cars importation
John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to revisit the Customs Amendment Act 2020 to facilitate the importation of...
Gov’t to ban importation of 22 items including rice, ‘yemuadie’
The government through the Trade Ministry is set to lay before Parliament a Constitutional Instrument (C.I) seeking to restrict the importation of some selected...
Burning Issues: Political scientist sends important message to MMDCEs over NPP’s directive
A Political Scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah Asante, has urged Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who are unhappy...
COVID-19 restrictions caused 40,000 passport backlog – Passport Office
The Director of the Passport Office, Mohammed Habib Idris, has disclosed that his outfit is making efforts to clear a backlog of 40,000 passports...