{"id":382789,"date":"2017-12-13T05:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T05:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=382789"},"modified":"2017-12-12T22:14:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T22:14:36","slug":"left-die-local-shoe-industry-struggles-attention-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/left-die-local-shoe-industry-struggles-attention-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Left to die: Local shoe industry struggles for attention [Audio]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s footwear industry has seen a dip over the past three decades and this has been blamed on the lack of political will by successive governments to sustain the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with this is the high cost of operation for businesses who have attempted to revive the industry.<\/p>\n<p>In the 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of Citi Business News\u2019 series,\u00a0<strong>Left to Die<\/strong>, Pius Amihere Eduku explores the dynamics of the factors at play in impeding the growth of Ghana\u2019s footwear industry.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/citi97-3\/left-to-die-local-shoe-industry-struggles-for-attention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click to listen to full audio report.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/368674700&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s footwear industry has seen a dip over the past three decades and this has been blamed on the lack of political will by successive governments to sustain the industry. 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