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Speed Up Work On Agro-Processing Factories - Kyeremanten To Contractors   Alan John Kojo Kyeremanten, the Minister for Trade and Industry, has asked contractors working on government-assisted agro-processing factories to speed up work to complete the projects. He said the government was committed to creating opportunities for farmers to increase their incomes and improve on their livelihoods. This, he said, explained why the government was investing in the establishment of agro-processing factories and warehouses across the country. It was therefore important for contractors working on such projects to speed up work to enable beneficiary farmers not only to have a…

Ghana Won’t Use U.S Definition Of ‘Salvage’ To Ban Second-Hand Cars – Trade Minister   Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has revealed that the government of Ghana will not adopt the United States’ definition of what constitutes salvaged cars in banning the import of second-hand cars into Ghana. He said there are some cars that have been described as salvaged by insurance companies in the US and other parts of the world that could still be fit-for-purpose and can be used in Ghana. For instance, he explained, in the US even if a tail light of a car scratches, the insurance…

Boankra Inland Port Project Bouncing Back Soon – Alan Kyeremateng Assures   Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyeremateng has revealed that the government would in the coming months cut the sod for the reconstruction of the abandoned Boankra Inland Port Project in the Ashanti region. The Boankra Inland Port Project which begun under the erstwhile administration of President John Agyekum Kuffour stalled after his ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2008 general elections and has since not received any major attention. The major infrastructure was supposed to link the ports of Tema and Takoradi to the inner…