TY - GEN
T1 - Free Zones as the engine of economic growth in Africa
AU - Ofori, Felix Nana Kofi
AU - Sarpong, David
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Free Zones, also known as commercial free zones, are small fenced-in, duty-free areas, offering warehousing, storage, and distributions facilities for trade transhipment, and re-export operations located in most ports of entry around the world. Recently, Free Zones have attracted academic debates in international business circles because they are perceived as agents of industrialization and socioeconomic developments in developing countries. This article features an interview with Michael Okyere Baafi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Free Zone Authority (GFZA). The salient issues discussed in the interview include: exports promotion, eradication of corruption, leadership challenges, politics, sustainability, job creation and new investment opportunities.
AB - Free Zones, also known as commercial free zones, are small fenced-in, duty-free areas, offering warehousing, storage, and distributions facilities for trade transhipment, and re-export operations located in most ports of entry around the world. Recently, Free Zones have attracted academic debates in international business circles because they are perceived as agents of industrialization and socioeconomic developments in developing countries. This article features an interview with Michael Okyere Baafi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Free Zone Authority (GFZA). The salient issues discussed in the interview include: exports promotion, eradication of corruption, leadership challenges, politics, sustainability, job creation and new investment opportunities.
UR - https://regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/article/free-zones-as-the-engine-of-economic-growth-in-africa/
U2 - 10.1080/13673882.2020.00001072
DO - 10.1080/13673882.2020.00001072
M3 - Article
SN - 1367-3882
JO - Regions
JF - Regions
ER -