President John Dramani Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in the Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) to steer the affairs of the economy in line with the government’s reset agenda.
The committee is tasked with assessing the prevailing economic conditions and recommending measures aimed at stabilising the macroeconomic environment, boosting investor confidence, and accelerating inclusive growth.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, President Mahama charged the members of the group to bring their expertise to bear in turning around the country’s economic fortunes.
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He emphasised that the committee’s work would support the government’s broader agenda of strengthening local enterprises, enhancing productivity, and ensuring sustainable development.
“I do not want this committee to misunderstand my optimism in the advice you will offer as an endorsement of an easy task ahead. You are qualified to know that we face a tough road ahead, regardless of the progress we may have chalked today,” he said.
He further tasked the group to propose policy adjustments where necessary and provide expert input into Ghana’s economic negotiations with bilateral and multilateral partners, international financial institutions, and investors.
The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, will serve on the advisory body alongside a distinguished list of economists, financiers, and business leaders.
Other members include; Private sector leader and former PAGE member Ishmael Yamson; Economist and private sector leader, also a former PAGE member, Kwame Pianim; and former Deputy Minister of Finance and Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa.
The advisory team further comprises Economist and former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Minister for Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor; Industrialist and private sector leader, Sir Samuel Esson Jonah; and former World Bank infrastructure specialist and agribusiness investor, Ato Brown.
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