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Government,
through
the
Ministries
of
Finance
and
Trade
and
Industry
and
partnering
agencies
will
launch
the
‘SME
Growth
and
Opportunity’
Programme
at
a
summit
on
Tuesday
16th
July
2024.
The
SME
Programme
prioritises
coordination
between
partnering
agencies
to
ensure
the
targeted
delivery
of
financial
and
technical
support
to
high-growth
potential
SMEs.
The
Summit
under
the
theme
“Breaking
Barriers
to
SME
Growth”
will
bring
together
about
150
selected
participants
from
the
private
sector,
academia,
business
regulatory
and
compliance
institutions,
media,
industry,
multilateral
and
bilateral
partners
as
well
as
financial
service
providers.
The
Minister
for
Finance,
Dr
Mohammed
Amin
Adam
said
that,
“the
summit
aims
to
enhance
partnerships,
mobilise
diverse
financial
resources
for
SMEs
growth
and
expansion
and
provide
a
platform
for
public
and
private
sector
actors
to
advocate
inclusive
policies
and
strategies
required
to
foster
SME
growth
in
Ghana”.
President
Nana
Addo
Dankwa
Akufo-Addo
will
launch
the
SME
Growth
and
Opportunity
Programme
at
the
summit.
Other
key
speakers
include
Minister
for
Finance,
Dr
Mohammed
Amin
Adam,
Minister
for
Trade
and
Industries,
Hon
K.T
Hammond,
Governor
of
the
Central
Bank
of
Ghana,
Dr
Ernest
Addison,
and
President
of
the
African
Development
Bank
Group,
Dr
Akinwumi
Adesina.
The
event
will
bring
together
SMEs,
financial
service
providers,
business
and
regulatory
compliance
institutions
and
will
also
feature
an
exhibition
of
SME
products.
The
partnering
agencies
are
Ghana
Enterprises
Agency
(GEA),
and
the
Ghana
EXIM
Bank,
the
Development
Bank
Ghana
(DBG),
and
the
International
Finance
Corporation
(IFC).