BUSINESS owners, chief executives and corporate managers say Ghana’s improving economic outlook is creating a better environment for planning, growth and investment as signs of macroeconomic stabilisation and easing inflation restore confidence after years of volatility, high inflation and currency instability.
Speaking at Big Joe’s CEOs and Corporate Leaders Hangout, on the theme: ‘Business Opportunities and Threats for 2026,’ participants noted that businesses can now shift focus from survival to expansion and long-term planning.
Entrepreneur and former UT Bank Chief Executive, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, described the sustained decline in inflation, now around five per cent, as a major relief, reducing uncertainty in pricing, procurement and budgeting.
He said stability, even with moderate growth, enables effective restructuring and investment.
Chief Executive of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, said the recovery period offers disciplined businesses an opportunity to expand and create jobs.
However, he warned that unemployment remains a major threat, citing Ghana Statistical Service data showing that by the end of 2024, about 32 per cent of youth aged 15 to 25 willing to work were jobless.
He urged businesses to create at least two new jobs each.
Convener of the event, Rev. Justice Sagoe, noted that slowing inflation, improved fiscal discipline and stronger external balances are encouraging but fragile.
Participants also cited high interest rates, rising costs and external shocks as risks, but expressed cautious optimism for 2026, stressing policy consistency and private sector innovation.
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