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The Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA), is a Ghanaian government-controlled institution that was formed on 31st August 1995.To facilitate the seting up of free zones in Ghana to improve upon the economic development and to regulate its related activities. It was enacted by an Act of Parliament, the FRee Zone Act 1995 (Act 504).

The Programme is planned to improves the processing and manufacturing of goods throgh the formation of Export Processing Zones (EPZs), and to boost the development of commercial and service activities at the sea and airport areas; so as to make Ghana available to possible investors who have the freedom of using the free zones to boost the production of goods and services for the foreign markets.

The Board
The President in delibration with the Council of State has appointed nine members of the Free Zones Authority which is presided over by the Minister of Trade and Industry. The programme has started in September,1996 and the board works under the regulation (L.I. 1618).