Asantehene Receives Finance Minister Ato Forson

The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has granted an audience to the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson.

The private meeting took place at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on November 9, 2026.

This followed a meeting between the Minister and the National House of Chiefs on the yet-to-be-unveiled New Economy Policy- a comprehensive four-year economic transformation plan for major investments in the productive sectors of the economy.

The two meetings come ahead of the delivery of the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026.

The Minister is expected to introduce the New Economy through the Budget, which, according to the government, will shift Ghana’s economic structure towards production, value addition and export competitiveness, moving away from heavy reliance on imports and raw commodity exports.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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