IN A BOLD step to deepen regional economic growth and attract fresh investments, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA), Dr. Mary Awusi, has wrapped up a strategic tour of key Free Zone Enterprises (FZEs) in the Western Region.
The visit, which marked her first official working engagement since assuming office, was aimed at gaining first-hand insight into the operations of licensed FZEs, assessing challenges and creating avenues for investment attraction.
Dr. Awusi, joined by Deputy CEO (Operations) Mr. Apau Wiredu Lateef and GFZA officials, toured a number of industrial facilities including:
● Yaeric Company Limited (Abura, Axim) – a wholly Ghanaian-owned firm in the manufacturing sector
● Marco Polo Tile Group Ghana Limited (Nyankrom, Shama) – producers of sanitary ware for export
● Plot Enterprises Company Limited (Anoe, Sekondi) – a cocoa processing plant with Ivorian-Ghanaian partnership
● Jintao Sanitary Ware Ghana Limited (Eshiem, Sekondi)
● Chemsolv – a chemical solutions provider with a continental export footprint
The CEO’s tour brought attention to resource bottlenecks, as firms like Yaeric and Marco Polo reported raw material shortages – specifically rubber and clay – as major threats to production continuity.
Speaking with business leaders, Dr. Awusi emphasized GFZA’s renewed drive to facilitate a conducive business environment and stimulate investment flows.
“Our aim is to provide real-time support and linkages that enable enterprises not only to survive, but thrive. We are working to align industrial operations with the President’s 24-hour economy policy, which is central to Ghana’s transformation agenda,” she said.
Dr. Awusi expressed strong optimism about Ghana’s potential to attract strategic investors into underexplored sectors, especially in manufacturing, agribusiness and industrial services.
This initiative, she noted, would complement the national push for value addition, reduce dependence on imports and scale up job opportunities across the regions.
The visit was widely lauded by local businesses and industry stakeholders as a timely gesture, signaling renewed government commitment to private sector growth and export-led development.
Source: Nationaltyme.com
