Government Industrial Transformation Agenda Is On Course – Alan Kyerematen

The Minister for Trade and Industry (MOTI), Hon Alan Kyerematen has reiterated that the Industrial Transformation Agenda of the Government is on course According to him, this is one of the visions of the Nana Addo led NPP government to promote development for the people of Ghana.

Hon Kyerematen was speaking at the commissioning of the Business Resource Centre (BRC) at Effiduase in the Sekyere East Municipality of the Ashanti Region.The BRC is a fully furnished structural project to help boost development is one of the 67 BRC Offices with 37 operational zones in the country.

The project is a Government of Ghana, IFAD and ADB funding.He noted that government places priority on the provision of jobs to the comfort of citizens.The Minister of MOTI appealed to the people in and around the area to frequent the BRC for their needs.The Minister said the BRC model allows for a strategic partnership between private sector operators working with the public sector organization to deliver Business Development Services.

Hon Alan Kyerematen explained that the BRCs have been established as part of the Industrial Transformation Agenda of the Government, implemented by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) to provide institutional support to assist the MSME’s to grow and improve their competitiveness.

The Executive Director for National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Mrs Kosi Yankey Aryeh underscored the importance of the project saying government will not relent in its efforts in the provision of jobs.

She encouraged the people to take advantage of the project to build their business acumen for a better Ghana.

“Visit the BRC anytime for all your business engagements including consultancies and the office will serve you”, she explained.Touching on the target clients, Mrs Yankey Aryeh mentioned One District One Factory (IDIF) Companies, MSMEs in different sectors, Faith Based Organizations and NGOs, and Educational Institutions.

By Jackson Odom Kpakpo