West Africa needs po­litical commitment at the highest level for the successful launch and roll out of the proposed single currency, the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) has said.

The introduction of monetary cooperation in West Africa started when the British and French colonies participated in the West African Currency Board (WACB) and the French franc (later known as Colonies Francaises d’Afrique-CFA), respectively during the colonial era. Following independence, the WACB was dissolved as the new Anglophone nations pursued total economic independence by developing their own central banks and currencies. 

Ms. Evilene Hansen, Deputy Head of Mission met with Mr. Selasie Koffi Ackom, CEO of GiTFiC to discuss a possible visit to Namibia to introduce and distribute their book on “Actualising the African Economic Vision, A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK ON THE AFCFTA”

The 7th Ghana International Trade and Finance conference for 2023 will be held from May 26 to May 28 at Akosombo in the Eastern Region.

The 7th Ghana International Trade & Finance Conference (GITFiC 2023) is scheduled to be held at the Royal Senchi Resort & Hotel on May 26th – 28th, 2023.

The 7th Ghana International Trade & Finance Conference (GITFiC) is scheduled to be held at the Royal Senchi Resort & Hotel in Ghana from Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28.

Selasi Koffi Ackom, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC)) in his recent visit to Namibia at the invitation of AECL also took advantage to meet some dignitaries to discuss AfCFTA and related issues.

The consensus by the African Heads of State and Government, in 2018, translated into the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a single market for trade in goods and services.

The Volta River Authority, after several correspondence, acquired and took delivery of 1,000 copies of our AfCFTA book in their quest to support our National and Continental Sensitization and Education of the AfCFTA through the Education System of Ghana.

Mr Kenneth Mensah Arthur, Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Services at the Volta River Authority (VRA), has asserted that without reliable and affordable electricity, the potential industrial growth cannot be realized.

Dr Dossina Yeo, a Financial Economist from the Ivory Coast has stated that a single African currency will promote economic integration, facilitate trade and investment, and create a more stable and prosperous Africa.

Lawrence Osei-Boateng, Director of Business Development and Research of Ghana Free Zones Authority has stated the aims and objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can only be achieved if member states cooperate in all aspects of its implementation.

Ghana International Trade & Finance Conference – GITFiC has held its 7th Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference 2023 at Senchi in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. The conference called for another look at the prospect of a single currency for ECOWAS countries and the role of African financial institutions in achieving a single continental currency.

The West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) has called for resilient policy reforms geared towards the full realization and implementation of the Single Currency for Africa.

Participants and speakers at the just-ended 7th Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) have stressed the need for an African single trade currency.

Paramount Chief of Akwamuman, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, has stated the importance of traditional leaders in the implementation process of a single trade currency for Africa.

The Ghana International Trade & Finance Conference (GITFiC) has dismissed calls by the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) for the government to fast-track its plans to trade in the Chinese Yuan instead of the US dollars.

The Ghana International Trade and Conference (GITFiC) has called for sanity within Ghana’s trading space and urged the business community to be accommodative and adjust to government’s policies in the face of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Accra, March 3, GNA- The Ghana International Trade and Conference (GITFiC) has appealed for sanity within the trading space of Ghana’s economy by urging the business community to be accommodative and adjust to the government’s policies during the rough and tough periods.

The Ghana International Trade and Conference (GITFiC) says it supports the government’s current review of the benchmark values.

The Ghana International Trade and Conference (GITFiC) says it supports the government’s current review of the benchmark values.

The Ghana International Trade and Conference (GITFiC) has called for sanity within Ghana’s trading space and urged the business community to be accommodative and adjust to government’s policies in the face of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Lead-Research Fellow (Policy and Advocate), Ghana International Trade & Finance Conference (GITFiC), Gerald Ekow Woode, says African Regional integration in the operationalization of the African Continental free Trade Area,

The Ghana International Trade & Finance Conference (GITFiC) has released its research paper for February, making key recommendations in the attainment of economic growth on the continent.

Since independence over five decades ago, African countries have aspired to free movement of goods, services, people, and capital between national markets. Indeed the gradual approach to regional integration is justified by the fact that integration should begin at the regional level, with the establishment and strengthening of existing Regional Economic Communities which will eventually be merged to form the African Economic Community. 

For the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to fully attain its twin goals of increased intra-African trade and enhanced global competitiveness of member-states, there is a need for purposeful interactions among existing Regional Economic Communities (RECs)

Regional integration will encourage the spread of technical innovation and allow nations to compete on the global market with more sophisticated economies.