Prof. Alex Dodoo

The Chairman of the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee under the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alex Dodoo has stressed the significance of transparency in cement pricing to maintain sanity within the industry. This follows the Legislative Instrument laid in Parliament by the Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, to guide the regulation of cement prices. Prof. Alex Dodoo speaking at a meeting to brief industry players on an LI to regulate cement production explained that the price regulation mechanism is not intended to discourage potential investors. He emphasised that the primary goal of the LI presented to Parliament for regulating…

The Director-General of Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Prof. Alex Dodoo, is confident that the establishment of Trading Standards Inspectors (TSIs) will fortify consumer confidence by exposing counterfeit products and championing a culture of standardisation in the marketplace. In an era when counterfeit goods pose a significant threat to both consumers and legitimate businesses, the country’s deployment of TSIs – Africa’s first trading standards inspectors, according to Prof. Dodoo – aims to sanitise markets and boost consumer confidence. “We expect industry to work according to the best international practices. If all these things come together, the result is that Ghanaian companies…