Government allocates ₵120million to support MSME and youth employment

The Government of Ghana has allocated an amount of one hundred and twenty million cedis (₵120m) to support the implementation of the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). The initiative is an intervention of the government to tackle the high unemployment rate in the country and the impact of the globally Covid-19 pandemic. The program is therefore expected to support 10,000 Small and Medium Enterprises and further provide 20,000 young in the country with job opportunities. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the YEA, Mr. Ibrahim Bashiru, at a press conference held in Tamale…