The Ministry of Trade and Industry has overall
responsibility for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of
Ghana's internal and external trade. It is the sector ministry that
ensures that Ghana derives maximum benefit from internal trade
relations and that domestic trade is conducted in a smooth and orderly
manner.
The Ministry seeks to strengthen trade relations with all
friendly countries on a most-favoured nation basis consistent with her
membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The promotion of
trade with other developing countries particularly, our sister African
countries continue to be a major concern in the endeavour to enlarge
Ghana's global market and enhance South-South co-operation.
To meet the challenges posed by the changing
domestic and international trade environment; the Ministry is pursuing
proactive policies designed to create conditions for the renewal of
Ghanaian industry and commerce.
One major policy measures being employed for the
achievement of accelerated and sustainable growth is the Ghana Trade
and Investment Gateway Programme, which seeks to promote foreign direct
investment and to establish Ghana as a major manufacturing, value
added, financial and commercial centre in West Africa.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Ministry of Ministry of Trade,
Industry & Special Presidential Initiatives (MOTIPSI) is to
effectively develop and promote Ministry of Trade, Industry &
Special Presidential Initiatives to be globally competitive through:
- Policy formulation
- Facilitating enterprise development including MSEs
- Development and enforcement of standards in trade and industry
- Promoting and facilitating Ghana's internal and export trade with
emphasis on diversification and value-addition
- Promoting and facilitating Ghana's active participation in Global
Trade through participation in multilateral and Plurilateral
Institutions as well as champion Ghana's market expansion drive.
MOTI will use well-trained and highly motivated
personnel serve the business and industrial community with utmost
efficiency, transparency and promptness.
Trade Sector Policies
In implementing medium-term policies in the trade
sector, account is taken of Ghana's objectives of participating fully
in the globalised market, the rationalisation of tariffs and the
promotion of intra-regional trade.
Policies are therefore being pursued within the
framework of national macro-economic objectives and strategies that
take account of the opportunities presented by the Uruguay Round
results and other multilateral trade agreements. In the medium term
trade sector policies that are the focus of attention are:-
- Creation of a buoyant and self-sustaining export sector
- Expansion of domestic trade thereby ensuring the countrywide
availability of goods at reasonable prices
- Pursuit of efficient and effective import management practices
- Adoption of anti-monopoly legislation and other regulations to protect the consumer
- Pursuit of anti-dumping policies in international trade through
rationalisation of all tariffs and the identification of all non-tariff
barriers to trade
- Active and effective participation in multilateral trade to secure
increased market access for Ghana's export especially processed and
semi-processed goods and to achieve stable, fair and remunerative
prices for commodities of export interest to Ghana.
Industrial Sector Policies
The thrust of the industrial policy is the promotion of an
accelerated and sustainable industrial development within a liberalised
and global economic development.
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Increasing industrial share of GDP to 37% from the current level of 16% with an average growth rate of 12%.
The Agencies and Departments listed under the Ministry of Trade and Industry:
- Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited
Ghana Trade fair Company (GTFC) Limited formerly the Ghana Trade
Fair Authority (FTFA) is an autonomours self-financing state-owned
enterprise, estatblished by PNDC Law (215) 1989. GTFC is
administratively responsible to the now Ministry of Trade and Industry.
The fairs and exhibitions organised by GTFC are noted for their high
standards.
- Ghana Export Promotion Council
The Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC) has the sole
responsibility to develop and promote exports of non-traditional
products. These involve the provision of technical assistance at the
enterprise level in production, marketing and training and general
advisory services as well as participation in export finance committees
and other fora aimed at creating an enabling environment for
non-traditional export expansion.
- Ghana National Procurement Agency Limited
The Ghana National Procurement Agency Limited formerly the Ghana
National Procurement Agency (GNPA) was set up in 1976 and is primarily
charged with purchasing in bulk either within or outside such goods as
may be designated from time to time by the Minister of Trade and
Industry. Such items include, rice, sugar, coking oil etc.
GNPA has
revised its corporate plan and mission statement as a result of the
changing competitive environment of business and will now engage in
exports of non-traditional goods, and work towards Export House Status.
- National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI)
- Ghana Standards Board (GSB)
- Ghana Free Zones Board (GFZB)
- Ghana National Procurement Company (GTFC)
- Gratis Foundation
- Ghana Heavy Equipment Limited (GHEL)
- Rural Enterprise Project (REP)