“Part of the problem has to do with the fact that there is a heavier representation from the service sector than the manufacturing sector in the GMSA. There is a feeling among some members that their interests are not being served and that the GMSA does not speak for them.”
Chief Executive Officer of Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics Somat Ali is advocating the creation of a government ministry with direct and exclusive responsibility for manufacturing and industry, which he said is critical to the growth and development of the local manufacturing sector.
“In the same way that housing, for example, is benefiting from a strong government focus resulting from a vigorous lobby, so too the