{"id":25968,"date":"2026-01-15T22:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/25968\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:34:13","slug":"meet-the-members-appointed-to-the-presidential-economic-advisory-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/25968\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the members appointed to the Presidential Economic Advisory Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The <\/a>The group aims to help navigate current economic challenges<\/p>\n

The government has established a 12-member Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy, bringing together seasoned experts from academia, public service, and the private sector to provide strategic guidance on national economic issues.<\/p>\n

The group, which will serve as a non-partisan advisory body, will offer guidance on macroeconomic management, fiscal consolidation, debt sustainability, and the coordination of fiscal and monetary policy.<\/p>\n

It will also provide advice on structural transformation, industrial development, competitiveness, and export-led growth.<\/p>\n

Government settles US$1.470 billion energy sector debt within first year<\/a><\/p>\n

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang<\/a> is a member of the group, which also includes distinguished economists and private sector leaders such as Kwame Pianim and renowned industrialist Sir Samuel Esson Jonah.<\/p>\n

The group aims to help navigate current economic challenges while positioning Ghana for long-term growth and resilience.<\/p>\n

Other notable members include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ishmael Yamson, private sector leader and former PAGE member<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa, former Deputy Minister of Finance, former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, and former PAGE member<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dr Kwabena Duffuor<\/a>, economist, former Governor of the <\/a>Bank of Ghana<\/a>, and former Minister for Finance<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ato Brown, former World Bank Infrastructure Specialist and agribusiness investor<\/p>\n

The advisory group also comprises:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dr Henry A. Kofi Wampah, former Governor of the <\/a>Bank of Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Togbe Afede XIV, economist and private sector leader<\/p>\n

\u2022 Abena Amoah, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Stock Exchange<\/p>\n

\u2022 Professor Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, University professor and academic researcher<\/p>\n

\u2022 Professor Patience Aseweh Abor, Ph.D., University professor and academic researcher<\/p>\n



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President Mahama sets up and chairs Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE). pic.twitter.com\/wiWopt1HCq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Felix Kwakye Ofosu (@FelixKwakyeOfo1) January 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

MA<\/p>\n