⬆ Image sourceCentre for Small Business critical of recent government economic approach29 July 4794
At the annual national conference of Jakania's Centre for Small Business, the organisation's director Nezihe Akdemir has singled out the coalition government for their damaging economic policies over the past eighteen months. As the
United Democratic Party (BDP), facilitated by
Union and Community (KvT), prepare to pass further economic reforms, Akdemir warned that the new legislation may spell the end for small businesses across the country.
In particular she singled out the "
Responsible Trade Act" as being indicative of the government's approach to economic policy saying, "For years small and medium-sized enterprises have utilised investment from larger economies to fuel their growth and drive economic development at the regional and national level, the current government wants to restrict access to that investment to big business. In doing so they will not only damage the standard of living for those who rely on this investment but they set a precedent that this government only cares about fat cat corporate donors, not ordinary Jakanians."
Akdemir's speech was the centrepiece of the conference and attracted significant attention in the national media. In the past the Centre for Small Business has been an important stakeholder in shaping the government's economic approach for administrations of varying political persuasions. For this reason it is unusual for the organisation to take such a direct confrontational stance against the government and Akdemir's comments were met with shock from many.
Since the
4737 constitution was adopted in Jakania, the country has experienced a period of steady and moderate growth despite some challenges. Especially since a
period of economic liberalisation in the past two decades, small businesses have been an important factor in the country's economic development and particularly in rural communities. Alliance leader Safiye Aydin-Uysal was quick to jump on the remarks from Akdemir saying they "highlighted how the current government is undoing decades of economic progress."
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