An APNU+AFC Coalition government’s role in business will be confined to providing the physical and procedural amenities to enable our entrepreneurs to conduct their businesses without governmental interference. We genuinely believe that our people on their own are very capable of identifying new business ventures based on the resources at their disposal. They are capable of (and have been) identifying potential local and overseas markets for their raw materials, machinery, end products, and specialized services. They know what resources they need (incl. technical and financial assistance) to support the smooth flow and growth of their enterprises. The business support organizations in the city and the regions (Chambers of Commerce, the GMSA and PSC) have shown that they have their collective fingers on the pulse of international business affairs and they bring those resources here to promote national development.
We have paid keen attention to the direction taken by a number of under-developed countries that grew quickly because the governments had the foresight to allow the people’s ingenuity to thrive. With a few small scale business ventures evolving, the governments created accommodating policies and agencies that fulfilled
