{"id":211091,"date":"2024-08-19T16:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/19\/we-will-create-special-economic-zones-at-ghanas-major-border-towns\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T16:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:05:15","slug":"we-will-create-special-economic-zones-at-ghanas-major-border-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/19\/we-will-create-special-economic-zones-at-ghanas-major-border-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"We will create special economic zones at Ghana&#8217;s major border towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/686\/68626418.295.jpg\" alt=\"NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia\" title=\"NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\">Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the next NPP government will create special economic zones in border towns such as Aflao, Paga, and Elubo to enhance economic activity, increase exports, reduce smuggling, and create jobs. <\/p>\n<p>He said this will be done through private-sector partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Bawumia also said the party will establish an SME bank to address the financial needs of Small and Medium Enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>All these will form part of his government\u2019s concentration on business growth. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to establish an SME bank to meet the special financing needs of Small and Medium Entreprises which will employ over 80 percent of Ghanaians,\u201d Dr. Bawumia reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>These were contained in his presentation at the 2024 NPP manifesto launch in Takoradi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the next NPP government will create special economic zones in border towns such as Aflao, Paga, and Elubo to enhance economic activity, increase exports, reduce smuggling, and create jobs. He said this will be done through private-sector partnerships. 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