{"id":466924,"date":"2018-02-23T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/23\/twn-cautions-government-on-cfta-agreement\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:41:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T15:41:02","slug":"twn-cautions-government-on-cfta-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/23\/twn-cautions-government-on-cfta-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"TWN cautions government on CFTA agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Friday, 23 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citibusinessnews.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-23<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/25336264.295.jpg\" alt=\"Gyekye Tanoh\" title=\"Gyekye Tanoh\" width=\"295\" height=\"199\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Gyekye Tanoh, Head of Political Economy Unit at Third World Network<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519400462_922_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Third World Network (TWN) is cautioning government to critically assess the impact of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) agreement before it signs the pact.<\/p>\n<p>African countries are set to sign the agreement which is aimed at liberalizing trade among member countries of the CFTA<\/p>\n<p>But speaking to Citi Business News at a forum to discuss the Continental Free Trade Area, the Head of Political Economy Unit at the TWN, Gyekye Tanoh maintained that government must carefully consider the effect of opening Ghana\u2019s borders before entering into the pact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think that the model that is being followed is the same model that we\u2019ve being following for thirty years. Since the IMF became dominant, since the WTO became dominant, since the European Union imposed the EPA on us. All these agreements have not delivered. If it had delivered we will not be here, where we are today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Tanoh argued that, past agreements which were dumped on governments did not connect with the country\u2019s development plans hence the failure.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the tendency for development partners adopting similar models of development plans and forcing African countries to implement is counterproductive.<\/p>\n<p>He was of the view that, with the government\u2019s agenda to grow the industry sector, it is important for government to fashion trade policies that will be in sync with the trade programmes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is an opportunity, especially when you have a government which for the first time in decades is beginning to talk about the first level of industry policies by simply implementing a one district one factory project. It is such an important first step, that requires the trade policy to complement it,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 39 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Friday, 23 February 2018 Source: citibusinessnews.com 2018-02-23 Gyekye Tanoh, Head of Political Economy Unit at Third World Network The Third World Network (TWN) is cautioning government to critically assess the impact of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) agreement before it signs the pact. 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