Companies and organizations in Ghana looking to do business with U.S. companies can now take advantage of a new and improved resource that puts hundreds of American-made products and services at their fingertips.
Commercial News USA, a catalog-style magazine that includes individual product photos and descriptions of U.S. goods and services and print advertisements, is now available in a completely redesigned and enhanced format.
U.S. advertisers in Commercial News USA are small and medium-size businesses seeking overseas representation, distribution, direct sales, licensing or joint-venture partners, and Ghanaian companies can benefit tremendously from this magazine,”
“Commercial News USA is distributed at no charge by specialists whose primary goal is to match American exporters with prospective customers outside of the United States.”
Commercial News USA is distributed to over 400,000 readers through embassies and consulates in 145 countries. As a result, there have been hundreds of successful business transactions and agent/distributor agreements, and thousands of trade leads generated each year as a result of buyers contacting magazine advertisers.
In 2003, nearly 900 business agreements were reached as a result of contacts made through Commercial News USA.
The new edition of Commercial News USA, to be published six times a year, was launched under a private-public sector partnership initiative between the U.S. Commerce Department and ThinkGlobal Inc.
In addition to the print version, an electronic edition of Commercial News USA is available by clicking on the “Current Issue” button at http://www.export.gov/cnusa. For more information, contact the commercial section of the U.S. Embassy in Accra Email:Accra_Office_Box@mail.doc.gov