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02/07/2026
*Weija Gbawe MP Calls for Better Finance, Digitalization, and Literacy to Strengthen Ghana’s MSMEs* Hon. Jerry Ahme...
*Weija Gbawe MP Calls for Better Finance, Digitalization, and Literacy to Strengthen Ghana’s MSMEs* Hon. Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Member of Parliament for Weija Gbawe and Second Deputy Minority Whip, has urged government and stakeholders to prioritize finance, digitalization, and financial literacy to strengthen Ghana’s micro, small and medium enterprises, MSMEs. Speaking in Parliament during comments on a statement marking MSME Day, Hon. Shaib said MSMEs remain the backbone of the economy but cannot grow without targeted support. “Mr. Speaker because they play very vital roles including ensuring that there is economic growth, there is innovation, there are job provisions and there is sustainable development. But Mr. Speaker MSMEs do not stand on their own. They need support from businesses, from the government and from other international bodies to perform the kind of roles they perform,” he stated. The Weija Gbawe MP said the first step is to improve access to funding. “We should i