{"id":78547,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/78547/?format=json","text_counter":273,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Bahari","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":156,"legal_name":"Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo","slug":"bahari-ali-jillo"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek two clarifications from the Prime Minister. One, I think the Government has been finding a lot of comfort in the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at about 5 per cent. The export as a percentage of the GDP has declined from 40 per cent to 26 per cent over a period of time. This is such a large drop and it frightens. No country can grow without exports. What is the Government doing to ensure that the exports are increased to a level that can sustain the continued growth of this economy? Secondly, in terms of attracting direct foreign investments, I think we may be putting our standards very low. In some countries, to set up a company it takes only one day. In this country I believe it takes up to 30 days. How does the Prime Minister expect this country to attract direct foreign investments when our standards are so low?"}