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Ghana: Export ban on scrap metal

Description

On 22 February 2013, Trade and Industry Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, announced the plans to prohibit the exportation of scrap metal in order to support the operations of local steel manufacturing compani...

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Intervention Details

Intervention Type

Export ban

MAST Chapter

P: Export-related measures (incl. subsidies)

Implementation date

28 Feb 2013

Revocation date

No revocation date

Implementation level

National

Affected flow

Outward

Announced as temporary

No

Eligible firms

all

Affected Trading Partners

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