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Country Commercial Guides for FY 2000:
Ghana

Report prepared by U.S. Embassy
Accra, released July 1999

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CHAPTER XII:   Market Research

A complete list of market research is available on the NTDB.

Reports in Progress include:

  1. Oilseeds & Products Annual
  2. Forest Products Annual

These reports are available for purchase from:
Agricultural Reports Office, Rm. 6072 South
USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service
14th Street and & Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
Tel: (202) 720-6136
Fax: (202) 720-7729

Trade Event Schedule

Trade Events in Ghana:

Most trade shows are held at the Trade Fair Center (Tel: 233-21- 776614,775281; E-mail: gtfa@ighmail.com.gh) or at the Accra International Conference Center (Tel: 233-21-669600). Please note that dates are subject to change. Please contact the Commercial Service if you wish to take part in any of these events. 

Ghana Flower & Garden Fair                	August 11-17, 1999
State of Missouri Trade Mission to Ghana	August 18-21, 1999
3rd Pan African Investment Summit 		September 9-12, 1999
Computech '99                             	September, 1999
California Wine and Food Week 			September 20-25, 1999
2nd International Tourism Fair            	September/October, 1999
2nd Int. Fashion & Handicraft Fair		November 1999
Infrastructure 2000 Catalog Show/FCS		February 15-20, 1999
3rd Ghana International Trade Fair 2000   	February 25 - March 7, 2000
2nd Ghana International Transport Fair		July/August 2000
Electrifying Africa 2000			August 2000
3rd International Book Fair			November 2000
2nd Food and Agriculture Fair			December 2000

International Buyer Program (IBP) Trips:

Event Name:		Pack Expo Las Vegas
Event Date:		October 18-20, 1999
Industry Theme:		Packaging
Type of Event:		International Buyer Program
Location:		Las Vegas, Nevada
Recruiter's Name:	Eric Adotey
Tel:			(233) (21) 230571/2 or 235096
Fax:			(233) (21) 235096/776008
E-mail:                    comserv@ghana.com

Event Name:		COMDEX FALL
Event Date:		November 15-19, 1999
Industry Theme:		Computers/Peripherals
Type of Event:		International Buyer Program
Location:		Las Vegas, Nevada
Recruiter's Name:	Eric Adotey
Tel:			(233) (21) 230571/2 or 229179
Fax:			(233) (21) 235096/776008
E-mail:           	comserv@ghana.com

Event Name:		International Builders Show, 
Event Date:		January 14-17, 2000
Industry Theme:		All Types of Building Materials, including Commercial;
			 Utility; Water and Sewer 
Type of Event:		International Buyer Program
Location:		Dallas, Texas
Recruiter's Name:	Eric Adotey
Tel:			(233) (21) 230571/2 or 235096
Fax:			(233) (21) 235096/776008
E-mail:          	 comserv@ghana.com

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