{"id":413994,"date":"2017-09-03T10:16:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T10:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/03\/free-zones-board-targets-local-businesses-with-launch-of-investment-week\/"},"modified":"2017-09-03T10:16:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T10:16:59","slug":"free-zones-board-targets-local-businesses-with-launch-of-investment-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/03\/free-zones-board-targets-local-businesses-with-launch-of-investment-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Zones Board targets local businesses with launch of &#8216;Investment week&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana Free Zones Board is embarking on a drive to encourage more local participation in the free zone programme.<\/p>\n<p>The board launched its maiden \u2018Investment Week Celebration\u2019 in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 201-licensed free zone companies, 56 representing 28 percent are indigenous companies, 63 representing 31 percent are joint ventures between Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians, according to the free zones board.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The Board said Ghanaian companies already operating in the free zones enclave but are financially distressed have an opportunity to access government\u2019s stimulus package.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Secretary of the Board, Michael Okyere Baafi, said the new management is working towards facilitating the operations of export-oriented companies who are yet to be established in furtherance to government\u2019s policy &#8211; one district, one factory.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Secretary spoke with JoyBusiness at the sidelines of the launch of the board\u2019s first-ever Investment week.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe free zone regulations give us the flexibility to license export oriented companies that locate outside the declared and designated free zones areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe expect an increase in the number of employment at the Tema Export Processing Zone and all the single factory zones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The total value of exports generated under the free zones programme from 1996 to December 2016 was US$30.9 billion dollars whilst the performance for last year was $2.3 billion.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the celebration, the Board will be hosting Local business organizations including the Association of Ghana Industries among other individual investors on\u00a0August 29\u00a0towards implementing their new strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The Investment Week celebration is part of strategies of the new management to provoke interest among Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Investment Week is under the theme \u201cPromoting export oriented investments for National Development\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The celebration will be an annual event by the board. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Free Zones Board is embarking on a drive to encourage more local participation in the free zone programme. The board launched its maiden \u2018Investment Week Celebration\u2019 in Accra. 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