MBD To Adopt Melcom Module

The Minister for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal says the ministry will be incorpo   rating Melcom, Ghana's most survived biggest shop outlet module to support businesses in the country.

He explained that the Melcom module is an envious business plan that if the nation adopts will support expansion of businesses across the country to create direct jobs to employ our teeming unemployed youth.

Mr. Awal, during an interaction with management of Melcom Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the ministry said government is in anticipation to address challenges of businesses, because its sees the private sector as a companion.

The minister added that the government in recent tax cuts in the 2017 budget was to provide relief for businesses overburdened by taxes, adding “that was why we have shifted our emphasis from taxes to production.”

He said the government was placing more emphasizes on the private sector, as the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constitute 92 per cent of businesses in the country.

Mr. Awal's invitation to Melcom's management was also to dialogue with the shopping outlet that has 36 shopping centres and workforce of over 2,000 -to identify some problems that stifle the progress of their business.

Remeal Sadwani, Joint Manger, Melcom Group of Companies complained bitterly about difficulties involved in acquiring business permit, land encroachment and registering of land title in the country.

Godwin Avenorbgo, the Melcom Group Communications Director added that businesses cannot grow if there are no lands for development of infrastructure to take place and people constantly encroach on the little land that had been secured by the company.

The Minister gave them an assurance that by the end of the year land acquisition and registration, and business permit and registration would be synchronized to clear all the bottlenecks that hamper enterprises.

He promised government's willingness to assist Melcom to expand to additional forty districts in the country.

Also, he used the opportunity to announce the ministry's plan to hunt for talents at the various universities and higher institutions of learning, to develop their entrepreneur skills to enable them establish their own businesses.

By Bernice Bessey