Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
President John Dramani Mahama has constituted a high-level Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) as part of the government efforts to restore macroeconomic stability, strengthen fiscal sustainability and accelerate inclusive, job-rich growth.
The establishment of PAGE, announced in a statement signed by the Minister of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, is intended to support sound economic governance, strategic policy coordination and evidence-based decision-making as Ghana navigates current economic challenges.
The statement said President Mahama would chair the Advisory Group, which brings together distinguished individuals from academia, public service and the private sector.
Members include Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang; private sector leaders Ishmael Yamson and Kwame Pianim; former Deputy Minister of Finance and Trade and Industry, Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa; former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor; industrialist Sir Sam Jonah; former World Bank infrastructure specialist and agribusiness investor, Ato Brown; former Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Henry A. Kofi Wampah; and economist and business leader, Togbe Afede XIV.
Others are the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Stock Exchange, Abena Amoah; Professor Priscilla Twumasi Baffour; and Professor Patience Aseweh Abor.
According to the statement, the advisory group will play a critical role in supporting the implementation of key government initiatives, including the 24-Hour Economy, the Accelerated Export Development Programme and the broader Reset Agenda.
PAGE will serve as a non-partisan, independent advisory body reporting directly to the President, the statement indicated.
It added that its mandate includes providing strategic counsel on macroeconomic management, fiscal consolidation, debt sustainability and coherence between fiscal and monetary policy.
The group will also advise on structural transformation, industrial development, competitiveness and export-led growth strategies.
In addition, the advisory body is expected to offer guidance on sectoral development, private sector expansion, investment mobilisation and sustainable job creation.
The statement noted that PAGE would support the design, sequencing and implementation of productivity-enhancing reforms and conduct periodic assessments of the country’s economic performance, proposing policy adjustments or corrective measures where necessary.
The group will further contribute expert input into Ghana’s economic negotiations and engagements with bilateral and multilateral development partners, international financial institutions and investors.
According to the statement, it will submit advisory memoranda, briefs and periodic strategic reviews to the President upon request.
The government said the composition of the group reflects the President’s resolve to draw on deep national and international expertise to position Ghana for sustained growth, resilience and long-term economic transformation.
By Ernest Kofi Adu