Gov’t Unveils Economic Growth Strategy

The government plans to embark on a strategy to put Ghana back on economic growth post-Covid-19.

The plan dubbed “Growth Strategy” will be finalized in August 2023, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has said.

It centres on agriculture, tourism, digitalization and entrepreneurship.

In unveiling this plan on July 31, the Minister said “The key elements of the Growth Strategy include: accelerating scaling-up and aggregation in Agriculture and value-addition for key staples such as rice, poultry, maize, soya, tomatoes; and supporting Industrial Parks and Economic zones that promote innovation and positive spillovers, and efficiency for key sectors such as the automotive, pharmaceutical, technology, textile and garment industries.

“Promoting tourism to attract international and domestic tourists to boost incomes and create jobs; deepening the digitalisation of Public Services to promote efficiency in service delivery and protecting the public purse; expanding housing delivery programmes to improve access to jobs and accommodation; and deepening financial intermediation programmes to enhance inclusion and entrepreneurship.

This is geared towards key macroeconomic targets for 2023.