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The Ministry of Trade, under the supervision of the Minister, Alan Kyeremanteng has awarded a 10-year sole sourced contract to Nick Danso’s Ghana Link Network Services Limited with its overseas partner, CUPIA Korea Customs Service.
The contract which was signed March 29, 2018 to provide a third Single Window (trade facilitation) and Customs Management System (UNIPASS) has sparked a growing unease among stakeholders and the business community at large.
These agitations have awakened as a result of the fact that there are already two existing companies, Customs World of Dubai (West Blue Consulting) and Ghana Community Network Services Limited GCNET operating single window at the ports.
Stakeholders are wondering what motivated the Ministry to sign such a contract if not for parochial interest and what the new company will be doing differently from the two others.
The Unipass deal is also expected to cost the taxpayers more money. Ghana Link with its overseas partners, CUPIA Korea Customs Service will provide the trade facilitation and Customs Management System at a 0.75 per cent fee (FOB) per their 10-year sole-sourced contract with Ministry of Trade. The two existing vendors providing single window operations in Ghana together are taking 0.68 per cent which is far below what UNIPASS is going to take (0.75 per cent)
Oct. 11, 2018
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