{"id":61285,"date":"2023-04-26T09:40:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/26\/wto-boss-hails-impact-of-digitalisation-on-rise-of-digital-trade-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T09:40:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:40:59","slug":"wto-boss-hails-impact-of-digitalisation-on-rise-of-digital-trade-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/26\/wto-boss-hails-impact-of-digitalisation-on-rise-of-digital-trade-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"WTO boss hails impact of digitalisation on rise of digital trade in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\"  alt=\"\" title=\"KT Hammond WTO Director General\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/KT-Hammond-WTO-Director-General-696x464.jpeg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/KT-Hammond-WTO-Director-General-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"KT Hammond WTO Director General\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Director General of the World Trade Organisations (WTO), Ngozi Nkojo-Iweala, has commended Ghana for her significant progress in advancing digital trade in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WTO boss, who is on an official visit to the country, during a meeting with Trade Minister K.T. Hammond said digital trade is rising very fast in the world, and she cited Ghana as an example, following the remarkable strides the country has made in its digitalisation efforts in the past six years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most exciting happenings in the world today is the rise of digital trade,\u201d said the WTO boss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigitally delivered services are growing fastest and Ghana is doing quiet well from the numbers we can see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigitally delivered services in Ghana are doing well; whether it is a professional service business, trading, intellectual services or back office functions with others, or digital trading of women and also men on the Internet. That is growing very fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While commending Ghana, the WTO boss urged young Ghanaians to take advantage of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause Ghana is doing so well, I want to encourage young men and women to do more of digital trade,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has been internationally acclaimed as one of the most digitally-advanced countries in Africa, following an aggressive digitisation drive by the Government in the past six years.<\/p>\n<p>Many government services can be accessed online, and due to the country\u2019s mobile money interoperability, which allows the easy transfer of money between all mobile money wallets and banks, and vice versa, digital trade is also on the rise, as the private sector has also taken of advantage of the digital progress.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwame_amoh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @kwame_amoh<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director General of the World Trade Organisations (WTO), Ngozi Nkojo-Iweala, has commended Ghana for her significant progress in advancing digital trade in the country. 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