Mahama on mandate of 12-member Presidential Economic Advisory Group
President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated a 12-member Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) to provide strategic direction and policy advice on the management and transformation of Ghana’s economy.
The group has been tasked to assess prevailing economic conditions and recommend measures to stabilise the macroeconomic environment, restore investor confidence and accelerate inclusive growth.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at the Presidency on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, President Mahama underscored the importance of coordinated economic planning and evidence-based policymaking in addressing current economic challenges.
He explained that the committee’s work would support government’s broader agenda of strengthening local enterprise, enhancing productivity and ensuring sustainable development. The President urged members to bring their expertise and experience to bear in proposing practical and forward-looking solutions.
The advisory group is expected to work closely with relevant ministries, departments and agencies to ensure its recommendations align with national development priorities.
The members of PAGE are: Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang; renowned private sector leader Kwame Pianim; industrialist Sir Samuel Esson Jonah; private sector leader and former PAGE member Mr. Ishmael Yamson; former Deputy Minister for Finance and Trade and Industry, Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa; economist and former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor; and former World Bank Infrastructure Specialist and agribusiness investor, Mr. Ato Brown.
Other members are 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 of the Ghana Stock Exchange; Prof. Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, university professor and academic researcher; and Prof. Patience Aseweh Abor, university professor and academic researcher.
The group is expected to provide independent, high-level advisory support to guide Ghana’s economic recovery and long-term transformation agenda.
Source: classfmonline.com/Pearl Ollennu
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