President John Dramani Mahama has constituted a high-level Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) as part of government’s renewed drive to restore macroeconomic stability, strengthen fiscal sustainability and accelerate inclusive, job-rich growth.
The high-level advisory body, announced by the Presidency on Thursday, January 15, 2026, is expected to provide independent, non-partisan and strategic economic advice to support government decision-making at a critical moment for the country’s economic recovery.
According to the Presidency, the establishment of PAGE is anchored in government’s commitment to restoring macroeconomic stability, strengthening fiscal sustainability and implementing key policy initiatives such as the 24-Hour Economy, the Accelerated Export Development Programme and the broader Reset Agenda.
“The President has constituted PAGE to draw on deep national and international expertise to support sound economic governance, strategic policy coordination and evidence-based decision-making,” the statement said.
As Chair of the Group, President Mahama will lead engagements aimed at improving macroeconomic management, fiscal consolidation, debt sustainability and the coherence between fiscal and monetary policy. PAGE will also advise on structural transformation, industrial development, competitiveness and export-led growth strategies, while offering guidance on private sector expansion, investment mobilisation and sustainable job creation.
“The Group will support the design, sequencing and implementation of major productivity-enhancing reforms, including the 24-Hour Economy and the Accelerated Export Development Programme,” the Presidency noted, adding that PAGE will conduct periodic assessments of Ghana’s economic performance and propose corrective measures where necessary.
PAGE will further contribute expert input to Ghana’s economic negotiations and partnerships with bilateral and multilateral development partners, international financial institutions and investors. The Group will report directly to the President and submit advisory memoranda and strategic briefs upon request.
Membership of the Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy cuts across academia, the public service and the private sector. The Group includes Vice President H.E. Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang; private sector leaders Mr. Ishmael Yamson and Mr. Kwame Pianim; former Deputy Minister of Finance and former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Ms. Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa; economist and former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Minister for Finance, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor; industrialist Sir Samuel Esson Jonah; former World Bank infrastructure specialist and agribusiness investor, Mr. Ato Brown; former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Henry A. Kofi Wampah; economist and private sector leader, Togbe Afede XIV; Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Stock Exchange, Ms. Abena Amoah; and university professors and academic researchers Prof. Priscilla Twumasi Baffour and Prof. Patience Asesweh Abor.
Signing the statement, Minister for Government Communications and Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said the composition of the Group reflects government’s resolve to “bring together experience, expertise and credibility in charting a resilient and sustainable economic path for Ghana.”
