NDPC to Monitor Govt’s $10B New Economy Programme
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NDPC to Monitor Implementation of Government’s $10B New Economy Programme – Ato Forson
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) will be responsible for tracking and assessing how the programme actually rolls out.
Forson laid out the Commission’s responsibilities during an engagement on Monday, September 7, 2026, with NDPC leadership, led by Chairman Dr. Nii Moi Thompson.
He described the NDPC as a key stakeholder in this whole effort, one whose involvement will matter significantly as the programme moves from paper to practice. Their job going forward: monitor progress and evaluate the programme’s status as it unfolds.
This engagement lands ahead of a bigger moment the full unveiling of the New Economy programme, expected in the 2027 Budget in November.
Forson had already given a preview of the government’s thinking during the presentation of the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, where he laid out an ambition that goes beyond simply stabilising the economy. His vision leans heavily toward boosting production, creating jobs, and generating real wealth.
Through 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, he said.
Forson was careful to frame economic stabilisation as a starting point, not the ultimate goal. For him, the harder, more meaningful work is what comes next.
Stabilization 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, the work of transformation, he said.
President John Dramani Mahama has already confirmed that the New Economy programme will involve a US$10 billion investment directed toward key sectors of the economy. As Forson noted, the finer details how the money will be allocated, which sectors will benefit most, and what the rollout timeline looks like will all be spelled out when the 2027 Budget is presented.
