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Article: The Ghana Export School: success with minimum investment.
- Article from:
- International Trade Forum
- Article date:
- January 1, 1992
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 International Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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In an effort to diversify and promote exports of nontraditional products, Ghana has implemented a series of policy and institutional reforms over the last several years. One of these has entailed strengthening the Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC), and, along with this, the creation of an export training institution. The need for increased knowledge of export opportunities, greater familiarity with export techniques and a heightened export consciousness among current and potential export enterprises was recognized as a requirement for expanding the country's exports. To meet this need a well organized programme of foreign trade training was called for, which could best ...