The Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Associations (GUTA) has announced plans for a nationwide trade action in protest against ongoing disruptions linked to the government\u2019s implementation of the Publican AI system.<\/p>\n
In a press statement issued by its President, Clement Boateng, the association expressed \u201cgrave concern\u201d over what it describes as an increasingly unstable and unsustainable trading environment affecting businesses across the country.<\/p>\n
According to GUTA, engagements with government authorities have so far failed to address key challenges confronting traders.<\/p>\n
These include prolonged delays in cargo clearance, unpredictable and excessively high duty assessments, and rising demurrage and rent charges at the ports.<\/p>\n
The association also cited the lack of an effective and accessible mechanism for resolving valuation disputes, which it says has worsened the situation for importers and clearing agents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese conditions have created an unsustainable trading environment and pose a serious threat to business continuity,\u201d the statement stressed.<\/p>\n
As a result, GUTA is calling on all freight forwarders and clearing agents to suspend payment of duties and lay down their tools from Monday, April 13 to Friday, April 17, 2026.<\/p>\n
The association has also advised its members to temporarily halt all import activities until clarity and predictability are restored within the system.<\/p>\n
In addition, GUTA is demanding the immediate suspension of the Publican AI system in its current form, urging government to undertake a comprehensive review of its implementation.<\/p>\n
The association further appealed to authorities to act swiftly to restore confidence, stability, and fairness within Ghana\u2019s trade regime, warning that failure to do so could have far-reaching consequences for the country\u2019s business community and overall economy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Associations (GUTA) has announced plans for a nationwide trade action in protest against ongoing disruptions linked to the government\u2019s implementation of the Publican AI system. In a press statement issued by its President, Clement Boateng, the association expressed \u201cgrave concern\u201d over what it describes as an increasingly unstable and unsustainable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":16532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,41,3718,4414],"tags":[1577,4901,5215],"class_list":["post-16531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-general-news","category-legal","category-revenue","tag-guta","tag-clement-boateng","tag-publican-ai-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16533,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16531\/revisions\/16533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}