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Boosting Intra-African trade and deepening regional market integration are important responses to challenges facing Africa in multilateral trading and fostering competition among African countries; and enhancing the capacity to compete effectively on the global market.

At the strategic level there is a National Steering Committee (NSC) made up of the Chairs of Technical Work Groups (TWGs) set up along the lines of the thematic clusters for boosting Intra African Trade (BIAT). The 8 TWGs are:

Trade information

Trade policy

Trade Facilitation

Trade Development Finance

Enhancing productive capacity

Factor market Integration

Trade related infrastructure

Trade in Services

TWGs are drawn from various government Ministries, Departments and Agencies and also from Non-Government Institutions and the Private Sector. As indicated the Chairs of the TWGs constitute the National Steering Committee for BIAT/AfCFTA. The main aim is to support the countries strategic readiness in the eight clusters to trade competively when trading starts. The Steering Committee reports to the Minister of Trade and industry.

At the operational level is the National AfCFTA Coordination Office (NCO). The main functions of the NCO are:

To provide effective liaison between the Ghana government and the AfCFTA secretariat

To coordinate and support the effective functioning of the national institutional framework for AfCFTA.

To provide the Ghanaian private sector with trade information to enable effective decision making for trading.

Consolidation of Existing Markets. Consolidating and growing existing markets on the continent.

Identification of new markets for existing Goods and services. Finding new opportunities for Ghanaian goods and services on the continent

Identifying export potential for new products for the African Market.

Market Expansion. Stimulating greater demand for Ghanaian products and services on the continent

Responsiveness to market trends and demands. This calls for research and market forecast data and innovative response mechanisms

Innovative Financial products targeted to continental trade. Providing the financial and non-financial products and policy enablers to support active Ghanaian participation in continental trade.

Identification of sub regional and cross border partnerships for industrial production

Intensive pursuit of value addition for Ghanaian goods. Moving the economy up the value chain

The National Steering Committee

The National AfCFTA Coordination Office (NCO) has been established under the Ministry of Trade and Industry as a central point for coordinating the Government of Ghana’s strategic and tactical responses to the AfCFTA Agreement.

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