Freight forwarders at Tema Port are kicking against a request by Meridian Port Services (MPS) for an 11 per cent increase in port charges at its new terminal.

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire produce roughly 65 per cent of the world’s annual cocoa supply between them, but over the years the two countries have not been in any position to determine the price of the crop.

Apart from becoming a self-sufficient rice-producing country by 2022, Ghana is expected to export rice from 2023.

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has advocated a strong financial sector which can mobilise and channel domestic and foreign savings to finance Ghana’s economic growth and transformation in a more effective and efficient manner.