A delegation of over 130 chief executives and business owners from the CEO Network Ghana paid a courtesy call on President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House in Accra on Thursday, extending a formal invitation for the President to serve as Guest of Honour at this year’s Ghana CEO Summit, scheduled for May 28, 2026.
The delegation was led by Mr Ernest De-Graft Egyir, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the CEO Network Ghana and the Ghana CEO Summit, who used the occasion to commend President Mahama for what his sterling leadership in responsible debt stewardship, fiscal consolidation and the renewed focus on restoring the country’s macroeconomic stability.
President Mahama received the delegation warmly, assuring the business leaders that his government was deeply committed to creating a favourable investment climate and was ready to work in close partnership with the private sector to create jobs and build shared prosperity.
“Government deeply values the contribution that you are making as we believe rebuilding and transforming the Ghanaian economy must be done in close partnership with the private sector,” the President told the gathering.
He pointed to a string of economic milestones as evidence that conditions for doing business in Ghana were improving. Ghana’s GDP has surpassed the $100 billion mark, estimated at $114 billion, and the country has risen from 11th to 8th on the list of Africa’s largest economies. Debt has been brought to sustainable levels and business confidence, the President said, had made a strong comeback.
“The business environment today is stronger than it was in the recent past. Foreign direct investment is increasing and domestic investment is also picking up,” he said.
Mahama outlined several policy pillars underpinning the government’s economic agenda, including the 24-Hour Economy Policy, which he described as a key intervention to expand production, maximise infrastructure and grow jobs, and the Accelerated Export Agenda, which makes value addition and diversification the centrepiece of Ghana’s trade strategy going forward.
“Ghana can no longer rely on exporting raw materials. I therefore encourage your members to assess opportunities within this framework and engage government on the support needed to implement this effectively,” the President said.
He also told the CEOs that the government was introducing advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, in the computation of duties and levies to reduce corruption and make the business environment more transparent and predictable.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
