{"id":257636,"date":"2024-11-29T11:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T11:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/29\/bawumia-will-establish-sme-bank-to-support-smes\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T11:10:08","slug":"bawumia-will-establish-sme-bank-to-support-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/29\/bawumia-will-establish-sme-bank-to-support-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia will establish SME bank to support SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/189\/18932917.295.jpg\" alt=\"File photo: According to NAPO, the SME banks would give loans to businesses\" title=\"File photo: According to NAPO, the SME banks would give loans to businesses\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File photo: According to NAPO, the SME banks would give loans to businesses<\/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 id=\"article-123\">Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will flourish if Dr. Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, is elected as president on December 7.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the NPP vice presidential candidate, who made the disclosure, said the NPP would establish an SME bank to support the activities of SMEs <\/p>\n<p>According to him, the SME banks would give loans to businesses, thereby providing opportunities for these businesses to expand and be profitable.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Prempeh, who is campaigning vigorously for votes for Dr. Bawumia in the Ashanti Region was addressing the leadership of garages at Suame Magazine in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed \u2018NAPO\u2019 in political circles, he announced that Dr. Bawumia knows the significant contributions of the SMEs to the effective growth of the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>He also said Special Fund for women to boost their businesses would be introduced by Dr. Bawumia\u2019s administration, thereby strengthening the economy.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, NAPO entreated the citizenry, especially those operating SMEs and women, to vote massively for Dr. Bawumia and all the NPP parliamentary candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP, NAPO said, has proven beyond every reasonable doubt that they have the knowledge and the human resources to properly manage the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Touching on other national issues, NAPO gladly announced that the introduction of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy has reduced reported cases of teenage pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the NPP, notably Dr. Bawumia is the best choice to lead the country into affluence, reiterating his appeal to the electorates to vote for the NPP leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: According to NAPO, the SME banks would give loans to businesses Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will flourish if Dr. Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, is elected as president on December 7. 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