President John Dramani Mahama has established a Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) to provide high-level, independent, and non-partisan advice on economic governance, as the government seeks to restore macroeconomic stability and foster job-rich growth.

The group, which will report directly to the President, is expected to support strategic economic decision-making, policy coordination, and evidence-based reforms, particularly in areas such as fiscal sustainability, debt management, and productivity-enhancing initiatives.

A press statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Thursday [January 15, 2026] explained that the advisory body will play a key role in guiding the implementation of the 24-Hour Economy, the Accelerated Export Development Programme and the broader Reset Agenda of the government.

The advisory group will be chaired by the President and includes Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, alongside senior economists, former finance ministers, private sector leaders and academics drawn from Ghana’s public and private sectors.

Members of the group include private sector leader Mr Ishmael Yamson; economist and private sector leader Mr Kwame Pianim; former Deputy Minister of Finance and former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Ms Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa; former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Minister for Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor; and industrialist Sir Samuel Esson Jonah.

Other members are 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; University of Ghana professor Prof. Priscilla Twumasi Baffour; and University of Ghana professor Prof. Patience Aseweh Abor.

The Presidency said the group will provide strategic counsel on macroeconomic management, fiscal consolidation and debt sustainability, as well as coherence between fiscal and monetary policy.

Its mandate also covers advice on structural transformation, industrial development, competitiveness and export-led growth, in addition to guidance on sectoral development, private sector expansion, investment mobilisation and sustainable job creation.

The advisory body is further expected to support the design, sequencing and implementation of key government programmes, conduct periodic assessments of Ghana’s economic performance and propose policy adjustments where necessary.

It will also contribute expert input into Ghana’s economic negotiations and engagements with bilateral and multilateral development partners, international financial institutions and investors.

The statement, signed by the Minister for Government Communications and Spokesperson to the President, Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, noted that the establishment of the advisory group reflects the President’s intention to draw on deep national and international expertise to address current economic challenges and position Ghana for sustainable growth and resilience.