The government has inaugurated a 12-member Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) to provide strategic, evidence-based guidance on Ghana’s economic management and long-term growth.
The high-powered, non-partisan body brings together leading figures from academia, public service, and the private sector. Members include Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang; respected economist and private sector leader, Mr. Kwame Pianim; and renowned industrialist, Sir Samuel Esson Jonah.
Other members are Mr. Ishmael Yamson, private sector leader and former PAGE member; Ms. Nana Oye Mansa Yeboaa, former Deputy Minister of Finance and Trade and Industry; Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and former Minister for Finance; and Mr. Ato Brown, former World Bank Infrastructure Specialist and agribusiness investor.
The rest 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, a university professor and academic researcher; and Prof. Patience Aseweh Abor, PhD, also a university professor and academic researcher.
According to the government, the establishment of PAGE reflects the President’s commitment to leveraging deep national and international expertise to strengthen economic governance, improve policy coordination, and support informed decision-making.
The advisory group is expected to provide guidance on macroeconomic management, fiscal consolidation, debt sustainability, and the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies. It will also advise on structural transformation, industrial development, competitiveness, and export-led growth.
Additional responsibilities include advising on sectoral development, private sector expansion, investment mobilisation, sustainable job creation, and the implementation of major productivity-enhancing reforms.
PAGE will conduct periodic assessments of Ghana’s economic performance, recommend policy adjustments where necessary, and provide expert input into engagements with development partners, international financial institutions, and investors.
The group will report directly to the President and submit advisory briefs, memoranda, and periodic strategic reviews as required.
