National Development Planning Commission Chairman who advocates for jobs-centred growth and disciplined spatial planning in Ghana's development framework.
… The Deputy Minister gave the assurance when he appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Economy and Development, accompanied by Dr Nii Moi Thompson, Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). …
… When the National Development Planning Commission’s Chairman, Dr Nii Moi Thompson, called for a “3D Growth” framework at the IYA Business Roundtable last month, he was not just proposing a new dashboard. …
… Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, delivered the day’s most data-intensive assessment, presenting comparative figures showing that sub-Saharan Africa has regressed on several critical infrastructure indicators over the past 25 years. …
… Delivering the keynote address, Chairman of the Commission, Nii Moi Thompson, urged participants to move beyond routine reporting and focus more on impact, performance and productivity. …
… The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, recently advocated a “jobs-first” policy approach, sparking an important national conversation about the future direction of Ghana’s economic policy framework. …
… ctical. “I mean this 15% declaration by the Abuja declaration still demanded that there’s that level of support from developed countries, developed partners.” He argued that Ghana must instead confront inefficiency and waste within the public sector. “And like Dr Nii Moi Thompson …
… ion still demanded that there’s that level of support from developed countries, developed partners, and so kindly, we just have to buy the bullet.” The former deputy minister said the immediate task should be fixing inefficiencies in public spending. “And like Dr Nii Moi Thompson …
… And like Dr Nii Moi Thompson said, we may have to look into our systems and cut off all the waste, because there, there is a lot of waste within our public sector.” According to him, the health sector has become especially vulnerable because of years of dependence on donor-backed …
… And like Dr Nii Moi Thompson said, we may have to look into our systems and cut off all the waste, because there, there is a lot of waste within our public sector, and you cannot take away the health sector.” According to him, heavy reliance on aid has left parts of the health sy …
The Deputy Minister of Finance says the government will provide tax incentives to companies and investors who establish factories outside Accra as part of a strategy to decentralise industrial development and ensure equitable economic distribution across the country. The initiative aims to address the concentration of industries in the capital, which has contributed to rural–urban migration, congestion, and unequal development.
Why it matters
Government tax incentives for factories outside Accra signal a structural effort to decentralize industrial development and reduce rural–urban migration pressure.
The Deputy Minister of Finance says the government will provide tax incentives to companies and investors who establish factories outside Accra as part of a strategy to decentralise industrial development and ensure equitable economic distribution across the country. The initiative aims to address the concentration of industries in the capital, which has contributed to rural–urban migration, congestion, and unequal development.
The government is introducing tax incentives for companies and investors who establish factories outside Accra as part of a strategy to decentralise industrial development and address rural-urban migration and uneven economic distribution across the country.
Ghana has restored macroeconomic stability but faces persistent labour-market weakness, with national unemployment at 13.0 percent and youth unemployment at 32.5 percent in Q3 2025. The NDPC Chairman has called for a "3D Growth" framework that assesses economic performance by three coequal dimensions — GDP, jobs, and wages — arguing that growth without jobs and rising incomes is meaningless and unsustainable.
At a business roundtable in Accra, policymakers and corporate leaders argued that Africa's dependence on extractive industries has generated wealth without sufficient domestic retention, and urged a shift away from GDP-led assessments toward frameworks centred on sovereignty, domestic value retention, and regional industrial integration.
The National Development Planning Commission has opened a three-day validation meeting on the draft 2025 National Annual Progress Report, bringing together representatives from Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Regional Coordinating Councils, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, development partners and students to review progress under Ghana's 2022–2025 Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework.
A US-based Ghanaian economist says Ghana's labour market faces deep structural challenges, citing a lack of reliable employment data as a key obstacle for policymakers. He commends the National Development Planning Commission's "jobs-first" policy approach, saying the national conversation about employment is timely and necessary.
Former Deputy Health Minister Alexander Akwasi Acquah said Ghana is not yet positioned to immediately cut off foreign health support, citing the country's deep dependence on external assistance and logistical challenges. He argued that an abrupt break is impractical given Ghana's current reliance on foreign partners for health financing, and called instead for tackling inefficiency within the public sector.
Former Deputy Health Minister Alexander Akwasi Acquah said Ghana is not yet prepared to walk away from donor support, warning that an abrupt break from external assistance would expose weaknesses in the country's health financing system. His comments follow Ghana's rejection of a US health deal and come as he argues the country still struggles with logistics and port clearances even with current aid, and that the Abuja Declaration's 15 per cent health spending commitment still anticipates support from development partners.
Former Deputy Health Minister Alexander Akwasi Acquah has questioned Ghana's ability to move away from donor support while hospitals face strain, warning the country cannot afford to shut the door on aid given its current readiness challenges and budget constraints.
Akim Oda MP Alexander Akwasi Acquah, a former Deputy Health Minister, warned that Ghana's health sector faces deepening strain unless the government urgently tackles waste and fixes health financing. He cited long-standing inefficiencies, including failure to clear donated logistics from ports, and called for confronting waste in the public sector.
The National Development Planning Commission Chairman has called on local assemblies to establish designated auto zones to curb indiscriminate car sales, which he says undermines planning regulations and contributes to flooding and environmental degradation. He warned that poor spatial planning diverts government resources from critical sectors into disaster response.
The NDPC chairman has called for greater discipline and responsiveness in Ghana's national development planning, warning against the proliferation of plans without effective implementation. He stressed that development must translate into concrete outcomes that improve citizens' lives, and noted that the president has directed the consolidation of multiple development frameworks into a single national development plan.
The National Development Planning Commission has finished strategic engagements with regions and districts to collate development plans for the Consolidated National Development Plan (CNDP) for 2025–2029, which will be completed and launched in September on the theme "Resetting Ghana Agenda: Creating Jobs, Securing Accountability and Promoting Shared Prosperity." The Chairman stressed inclusive development and noted concerns over gaps between planning and implementation.