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.
Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is a member of the group, which also includes respected economist and private sector leader Mr. Kwame Pianim and renowned private sector leader and industrialist Sir Samuel Esson Jonah.
Other members are Mr. Ishmael Yamson, private sector leader and former member of PAGE; Ms Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa, former Deputy Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry and former member of PAGE; Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Economist, former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Minister for Finance and Mr. Ato Brown, former World Bank Infrastructure Specialist and Agribusiness Investor.
The advisory group also comprises Dr. Henry A. Kofi Wampah, former Governor of the Bank of Ghana; Togbe Afede XIV, economist and private sector leader; Ms Abena Amoah, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Stock Exchange; Prof. Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, University Professor and Academic Researcher and Prof. Patience Aseweh Abor, Ph.D., University Professor and Academic Researcher.
The establishment of the Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy reflects the President’s determination to draw on deep national and international expertise to promote sound economic governance, strategic policy coordination and evidence-based decision-making. The aim is to navigate current economic challenges while positioning Ghana for long-term growth and resilience.
The group will serve as a non-partisan advisory body to the President, offering strategic guidance on macroeconomic management, fiscal consolidation, debt sustainability and coordination between fiscal and monetary policy. It will also advise on structural transformation, industrial development, competitiveness and export-led growth.
Other responsibilities include providing guidance on sectoral development, private sector expansion, investment mobilisation and sustainable job creation, as well as supporting the design and implementation of major national productivity-enhancing reforms.
The advisory group will conduct periodic assessments of Ghana’s economic performance and recommend policy adjustments where necessary. It will also contribute expert input to Ghana’s engagements with bilateral and multilateral development partners, international financial institutions and investors.
The group will report directly to the President and submit advisory briefs and memoranda as requested, including periodic strategic reviews.
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