{
  "id": 10625469,
  "title": "ECOWAS urged to remove barriers to women’s participation in global trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ecowas-urged-to-remove-barriers-to-womens-participation-in-global",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:26:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ecowas-urged-to-remove-barriers-to-womens-participation-in-global-trade/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been urged to remove barriers that prevent women entrepreneurs from actively participating in global trade. Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, emphasized that these barriers include limited access to finance and digital technologies. She called for creating an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs to thrive in regional and global markets, highlighting the need for policies that position women as producers, exporters, investors, innovators, and decision-makers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}