Deputy Finance Minister calls for stronger economic foundations

Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has called on Ghana to build on its improved macroeconomic stability and focus on creating a productive, competitive and resilient economy over the next decade.

According to him, the country must now move beyond efforts to correct past economic challenges and concentrate on expanding production, attracting investment and creating sustainable jobs.

“We have stabilised the present. Now we must secure the future,” Mr Ampem said.

He was speaking on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, at the Business Roundtable Extended 2026 Executive Dialogue in Accra.

The dialogue, organised by Ishmael Yamson & Associates, was held under the theme: “After the Corrections: Building Resilient Economic Pillars for the Next Decade.”

Mr Ampem said securing Ghana’s economic future would require increased value addition, stronger domestic production and closer integration between agriculture, industry, technology and skills development.

He also stressed the need for a stronger partnership between government and the private sector to sustain the country’s economic progress.

He said government’s role would include providing macroeconomic stability, infrastructure, efficient regulation and fiscal discipline, while businesses must respond through increased investment, innovation, improved productivity, exports and job creation.

“That is the partnership we need, a partnership built around a common objective: a productive, competitive and resilient Ghanaian economy,” he said.

The Deputy Finance Minister further identified stronger economic buffers, higher productivity, effective institutions, inclusive growth and a vibrant private sector as critical pillars for protecting the economy against future shocks.

He said the focus must now be on strengthening the foundations of the economy to ensure that the gains made from recent stabilisation efforts translate into sustained growth and improved opportunities for Ghanaians.