Accra, Feb. 4, GNA - The Ghana Export Promotion Council
(GEPC) is to strengthen and enhance its relationship with new and
existing export companies in the promotion of export activities. This would include human resource capacity building through the
operation of an export school that would organise export
management, product development, market development and other
specialised trade related courses.
Mrs Agnes Adjei-Sam, Head of Ghana Export Trade Information
Centre, disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency while on a tour of
some export companies in Accra on Friday.
The companies were lnterplast Limited, producers of pipes and
profiles, Ghanadour Cosmetics Limited, manufacturers of cosmetic
products and DANADAMS Pharmaceutical Limited, manufacturers
of pharmaceutical products. She said the tour was to interact with exporters and note their
concerns and challenges regarding the export sector and how best to
help address them. Mrs Adjei-Sam said this would also be a useful step to generate
bigger revenue for the exporters themselves and the nation. She said some trade fairs and exhibitions would be organised for
exporters within the year to showcase their products locally and
internationally. The focus would also be on Economic Community of West
African States including The Gambia, Liberia, Mali and Sierra
Leone. On the National Awards for Export Achievements, Mrs Adjei-
Sam said the government had instituted the Awards to stimulate
growth of non-traditional exports.
"The Awards will also be used to commend exporters for
exporting quality products and for breaking new grounds, encourage
high levels of performance by exporters and increase sustainable
national awareness for export." Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi, Chief Executive Officer of DANADAMS
Pharmaceutical Limited, appealed for the review of the free zone
tariff on export of finish products and also for more tax incentives
to motive exporters. He appealed to authorities to organise training workshops and
capacity-building seminars for exporters to increase their knowledge
base in the export sector.
Dr Adu Gyamfi urged exporters to intensify their packaging and
marketing skills to meet local and international standards. Mr Ayond Ghanadour, co-founder of Ghanadour Cosmetics
Limited, expressed the hope that there would be more collaboration
between the GEPC and export companies.