Miss Charity Gardiner, the Ahafo Regional Minister has urged women traders in the area to position their businesses well to benefit from the implementation of government's economic intervention programmes.

She said the government would soon set up the Women's Development Bank, asking the women traders to plan their business well to benefit from the fruits of the bank, and other interventions.

Interacting with some market women and traders at the Kenyasi market in the Asutifi North District of the region, Ms Gardiner urged the traders to leverage the Micro Finance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC) facility to expand their economic activities.

She however, entreated them to do more to repay their loans for more women to benefit, explaining that she was in the district to familiarize herself, identify and help address emerging socio-economic challenges facing the people.

Ms Gardiner said women in general would not be left out in the implementation of the government "Adwummura" and "Akoko Nketinketi" porgrammes that sought to create more job opportunities to enhance the socio-economic livelihood of the people.

Mr Hafiz Dauda Debeil, the Asutifi North District Chief Executive said plans were far advanced for the construction of a 24-hour market that would open up the area and spur rapid socio-economic growth and development.

On completion, he added that the market would further create additional job opportunities, and urged the people to always cooperate and support the assembly in facilitating the development of the district

Dr Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, the Member of Parliament for Asutifi North constituency pledged to tackle the development needs of the local communities in the constituency.

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