The Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM) has launched its Made-In-Ghana (MiG) Town, an outlet that stocks assorted Made-In-Ghana products to drive the campaign for Ghanaians to patronise Ghanaian-made products.
The Made-In-Ghana (MiG) Town is expected to create innovative avenues for revenue generation to help boost activities small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
Michael Okyere Baafi, the deputy minister for Trade and Industry joined the management of GEXIM and other key stakeholders to successfully launch the first GEXIM MiG Town in Accra.
On his part, Michael Okyere Baafi commended the management of GEXIM for the laudable initiative to support Ghanaian SMEs.
“I am very excited about the GEXIM MIG Town knowing how beneficial it will be to the Ghanaian SMEs in various ways. This is very important in contributing to the development and growth of the Ghanaian SME industry and I urge all stakeholders to help in promoting the Ghanaian agenda”, he stated.
The deputy chief executive officer of GEXIM in charge of Banking, Rosemary Beryl Archer said, “In line with our mandate to plan, promote, develop and finance export-oriented concerns as well as provide support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) engaged in agro-processing and export trade, management of the Bank introduced the GEXIM Tuesday Market to provide a platform for SMEs to showcase their products for exposure and patronage.
“Following the huge success achieved with the GEXIM Tuesday Market, management thought of a concept to help in driving the campaign for Ghanaians to patronise Ghanaian made products, thereby sustaining the businesses of Ghanaian SMEs. The GEXIM MiG Town is a hub for the best of Ghanaian-made products,” she said.
Archer added, “people will now have a one-stop shop to get the very best of Ghanaian-made products at unbeatable prices and highest quality. This is a huge step in the campaign for people to patronise Ghanaian products and help Ghanaian SMEs to scale up. We welcome all Ghanaian SMEs with innovative products to bring samples for the GEXIM MiG Town. Management is considering setting up GEXIM MiG Towns in other parts of the country.”
The GEXIM MiG Town will be open to the general public from Mondays to Fridays between 9 am and 6 pm.
It is designed to be a one-stop shop for everything Made-In-Ghana at unbeatable prices and the highest quality.
