The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre hosted an inter-agency dialogue session on free zone taxes on Ghana’s cocoa products, in partnership with the Ghana COCOBOD and the AfCFTA Cocoa Consumption Committee.
Present at this high-level meeting was; the CEO of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, representatives of the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Finance, Ghana, Cocobod, Cocoa Marketing Company, COVAAC, the AfCFTA, GEPA, Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division), and artisanal chocolate producers such as Gablin Foods and Delfi Ventures.
In his opening remarks, the CEO, Yofi Grant, emphasized the importance of taking meaningful steps to improve Ghana’s position in the global cocoa value chain.
He also highlighted the role of the dialogue in identifying how bureaucratic brick walls can be reduced to advance the nation’s cocoa products.
The challenges in the cocoa value chain were discussed in further detail on the day, with attendees also deliberating on realistic solutions that could yield positive outcomes.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
