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Regional market women have
government’s support - Affram-Asiedu
Koforidua, Jan.7, Ghanadot/GNA- The Eastern Regional
Minister, Mr. Kwadwo Affram-Asiedu on Monday assured market
women in the New Juaben Municipality of government’s support
for their businesses to thrive.
He said government recognized the contribution of the
informal sector to the economy and would therefore, ensure
that opportunities such as loan facilities were accessible.
Mr Affram –Asiedu gave the assurance when he in the company
of the Municipal Chief Executive, Nana Kwesi Adjei-Boateng
and other officials of the assembly including the various
market queens, visited stalls and sheds at the Central and
Juaben Serwa markets and interacted with the traders.
Activities at the market almost came to a halt as some of
the women who were happy by the visit of the team hugged and
spread their cover clothes on the floor for the Minister.
They expressed gratitude saying, it was the first time a
Regional Minister had visited and interacted with them in
the market and urged him to use his office to speed up the
renovation of the market.
Nana Adjei-Boateng, responding to their request said the
assembly was planning to put up a market complex with a
modern car park to ease congestion in the municipality.
He assured them that their problems such as leakages of
their market stores roofing would be maintained but said
expansion was not feasible because that would compromise the
congestion in the town.
Nana Adjei-Boateng advised the women to form co-operative so
that they could access the micro finance to expand their
businesses.
GNA
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