{"id":18951,"date":"2026-09-04T12:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/?p=18951"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:21:55","slug":"finance-minister-begins-consultations-with-trade-ministry-on-new-economy-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/finance-minister-begins-consultations-with-trade-ministry-on-new-economy-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Minister begins consultations with Trade Ministry on New Economy Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister for\u00a0Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has begun consultations with key ministries on the government\u2019s New\u00a0Economy transformational programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Forson, accompanied by his deputy, the Ministry\u2019s Chief Director and other senior officials, met with the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, and officials of her ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engagement forms part of preparations for the programme, which seeks to move Ghana beyond\u00a0economic \u00a0stabilisation towards job creation, wealth generation and sustainable growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, Dr Forson said: \u201cThrough the New Economy agenda that we will unveil, we will build an economy that does not merely withstand shocks but creates jobs, generates wealth and grows on the strength of what Ghana produces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thebftonline.com\/api\/media\/file\/image-718.png\" alt=\"image-718.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: \u201cStabilisation was never the destination. It was the price of entry. Ghana has paid that price. What comes next is the work that changes lives at scale\u2014the work of transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President John Dramani Mahama has since announced that the programme will involve a US$10 billion investment in key sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President said the full details of the transformational programme would be presented in the 2027 Budget in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/thebftonline.com\/article\/finance-minister-begins-consultations-with-trade-ministry-on-new-economy-programme\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business &amp; Financial Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has begun consultations on Ghana\u2019s New Economy programme, which aims to shift the country from economic stabilisation towards job creation, wealth generation and sustainable growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":18952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-articles"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13135,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/govt-allocates-gh%c2%a213-8bn-for-road-projects\/","url_meta":{"origin":18951,"position":0},"title":"Gov\u2019t allocates GH\u00a213.8bn for road projects","author":"Paul N.","date":"August 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Government has committed GH\u00a213.8billion over the next two years to road infrastructure projects under its flagship \u2018Big Push\u2019 initiative, finance minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson told parliament during the 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review presentation.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News Articles","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/category\/news-articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-01_0_GOVT_1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-01_0_GOVT_1.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-01_0_GOVT_1.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-01_0_GOVT_1.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16934,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/govt-reaches-final-milestone-in-external-debt-restructuring\/","url_meta":{"origin":18951,"position":1},"title":"Govt reaches final milestone in external debt restructuring","author":"Paul N.","date":"July 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana has taken a significant step toward completing its external debt restructuring programme following the successful exchange of the remaining SADEREA Notes. 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