The Ghana Free Zones Authority is intensifying efforts to attract investment and promote industrialization.
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Mary Awusi, stressed the need for streamlining processes, enhancing regulatory support, and providing timely business facilitation services to create a more investor-friendly environment.
During a staff engagement at the Authority’s Tema office, Dr. Awusi shared her vision to improve efficiency and boost investor confidence. She emphasized that a well-structured Free Zones regime is vital for economic growth and job creation.
“By streamlining processes, enhancing regulatory support, and offering timely business facilitation, we will create an environment conducive to investment that accelerates Ghana’s industrialization,” she said.
Dr. Awusi expressed her commitment to focusing on key areas, including operational efficiency, stakeholder engagement, security and infrastructure improvements, and promoting a positive workplace culture.
In addition to internal discussions, Dr. Awusi has been engaging with business leaders in the Tema Free Zones enclave, addressing critical operational challenges. Concerns raised by business leaders included security, water supply, and electricity reliability, which continue to affect operations in the enclave.
She assured investors that the Authority will collaborate with relevant agencies to improve security, stabilize utility services, and create a more favorable environment for business growth.
“As we all know 24 hours economy is one of the key policies of this government and before we can operate 24 hour economy effectively, issues of security, water, energy, is one of our concerns. Pertaining to the security of this enclave, I think I have to quickly and I mean today meet the minister of interior.
“We are currently constructing a new 2 million-gallon capacity water storage facility for the enclave. So the problem of water shortage will be a thing of the past,” Dr. Awusi added.
