{"id":1308,"date":"2019-10-31T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2019-10-31T20:58:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T20:58:00","slug":"ghanaian-traders-give-foreigners-november-4-deadline-to-close-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=1308","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian traders give &#39;foreigners&#39; November 4 deadline to close shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhQwhTTEhaP8ry2myJbSA3v9aHRvnN_93_NExgAvy899YtqSQDEF3rVCOzvASsmuY6n3u-KUWn_TzpbxA3cBLnziXpJKAcnu8cfykNSeGySWXzc6tMubtQZY3V6cEUpjQCCrUdsT_gfxn4\/s1600\/gh+traders.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"350\" data-original-width=\"604\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhQwhTTEhaP8ry2myJbSA3v9aHRvnN_93_NExgAvy899YtqSQDEF3rVCOzvASsmuY6n3u-KUWn_TzpbxA3cBLnziXpJKAcnu8cfykNSeGySWXzc6tMubtQZY3V6cEUpjQCCrUdsT_gfxn4\/s320\/gh+traders.png\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Ghana Electrical Dealers Association and the<br \/><a name='more'><\/a> Ghana Traders Association (GUTA) are demanding the closure of all retail shops belonging to foreigners by Monday, November 4,2019<br \/>The two association claims the Ghana government has not fulfilled its promise of ridding the market off foreign trader in the retail market despite several appeals. The public Relations office (PRO) for the Association, Samuel Addo says they are giving a deadline of up to Monday, November 4 for foreigners to close their shop or face their wrath.<br \/>The group has been complaining about what they say is the collapse of their business due to the invasion of foreigners in the retail business. According to the traders, the activities of the foreigners contravene the Ghana Investment Promotion Center&#8217;s(GIPCs) Act (Act865).<br \/>Citing the closure of the Nigerian border to protect its country from the smuggling of goods into their country, the association said they will not tolerate the foreigners anymore.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source: www.Ghanacrusader.com<\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Electrical Dealers Association and the Ghana Traders Association (GUTA) are demanding the closure of all retail shops belonging to foreigners by Monday, November 4,2019The two association claims the Ghana government has not fulfilled its promise of ridding the market off foreign trader in the retail market despite several appeals. 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