Business News of Monday, 1 March 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana, UK to sign final trade agreement on March 5 – Alan KyerematenAlan Kyeremanten, Trade and Industry Minister-designateTrade minister-designate, Alan Kyerematen has revealed Ghana and United Kingdom will sign a final post-Brexit trade agreement on March 5, 2021. The agreement is expected to facilitate trade between both countries a little over two months after the UK officially left the European Union. Making the disclosure to the Appointments Committee of Parliament during his ministerial vetting, the Trade Minister-designate, said the agreement when signed would provide duty-free and quota-free access for Ghana to the UK market. “After series of consultations and engagements, hopefully on the 5th of March, Ghana will sign a new trade agreement with the UK. It will come into force on the 5th of March,” Alan Kyerematen told the committee.

Source: GhanaWeb March 01, 2021 15:42 UTC