The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Audrey Smock Amoah, has outlined Ghana’s efforts to leverage migration, remittances and diaspora engagement as key drivers of national development and sustainable economic growth. …
Ghana highlights migration and remittances as tools for national development at global forumGhana Minute.
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National Development Planning Commission
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National Development Planning Commission — Ghana's agency leading national development planning, including climate resilience, urban mobility, and job creation initiatives, working toward a consolidated 2025–2029 development plan.
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- May 2026
The National Development Planning Commission and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have reaffirmed their commitment to promoting climate resilience and sustainable local development by implementing the LoCAL programme in Ghana. …
NDPC, UNCDF strengthen partnership on climate resilience through LoCAL Programme… Victor Abbey, a Strategic Thinking and Leadership Expert, has called for the elevation of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) into a full authority with stronger legal backing to drive Ghana’s long-term national development agenda beyond partisan political interes …
Give NDPC full authority status to drive Ghana’s long-term development – Expert to gov’tThe National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration on the second phase of the Ghana Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project (GUMAP II). …
NDPC, SECO strengthen partnership on urban mobility project… He commended that National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) for placing the labour market at the center of the development conversation. …
Ghana’s labour market faces deep structural weaknesses; NDPC’s job first agenda is laudable – US-based Economist… In addition to the Bank of Ghana and the National Development Planning Commission (common to both), the GIPA Bill explicitly incorporates the Ghana Revenue Authority and Foreign Affairs Ministry, which are absent in the GIPC Act. …
The dawn of a new era… This tendency toward incompleteness brings us, unavoidably, to the National Development Planning Commission. …
RE-IMAGINE GHANA with H. Aku Kwapong, PhD: From advisory commission, the case for blowing up the NDPC to executive platform- April 2026
The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, Nii Moi Thompson, has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to establish designated auto zones as part of efforts to restore discipline and order in Ghana’s spatial planning system. …
NDPC chair calls for creation of auto zones to restore spatial planning discipline… Mr Appiah Lartey also referenced findings from the National Development Planning Commission, showing that manufacturing, construction, and utility sectors have seen declining GDP contributions over the past decade. …
Why Ghana’s economic growth is not creating jobs despite strong rebound — Deloitte partnerThe Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, has called for greater discipline and responsiveness in Ghana’s national development planning process, warning against the proliferation of plans without effective implementation. …
NDPC Chair calls for harmony in national development planning
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Ghana leverages migration and remittances for national development
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Ghana's NDPC Director-General told the International Migration Review Forum that remittance inflows reached approximately US$7.8 billion in 2025, accounting for nearly six per cent of GDP, and said Ghana is integrating migration-related issues into its national development planning framework in line with the UN Global Compact for Migration.
Why it matters
Ghana's integration of remittance inflows—valued at US$7.8 billion annually—into national development planning underscores the diaspora's growing role in the economy.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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Ghana leverages migration and remittances for national development
Ghana's NDPC Director-General told the International Migration Review Forum that remittance inflows reached approximately US$7.8 billion in 2025, accounting for nearly six per cent of GDP, and said Ghana is integrating migration-related issues into its national development planning framework in line with the UN Global Compact for Migration.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
NDPC and UNCDF deepen climate resilience partnership through LoCAL programme
The National Development Planning Commission and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have reaffirmed their commitment to promoting climate resilience and sustainable local development through the LoCAL programme in Ghana, which has been operational since 2015. The programme supports communities' capacity to withstand climate change impacts by empowering local assemblies through Performance-Based Climate Resilience Grants.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Expert urges elevation of NDPC to full authority status
Dr. Victor Abbey, a Strategic Thinking and Leadership Expert, has called for the National Development Planning Commission to be elevated into a full authority with stronger legal backing to drive Ghana's long-term national development agenda beyond partisan political interests. Abbey argued that Ghana's development efforts have suffered because successive governments subordinated national planning to short-term political and electoral considerations.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
NDPC, SECO deepen partnership on Ghana urban mobility project
The National Development Planning Commission and Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs have reaffirmed commitment to the second phase of the Ghana Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project, focusing on sustainable transport planning across metropolitan and municipal assemblies. The NDPC Director-General stressed the importance of practical planning tools, stakeholder coordination, and rebuilding transport departments within local assemblies to support implementation.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Thursday 14 May
Ghana's labour market has deep structural weaknesses, economist warns
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.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Monday 4 May
Ghana replaces investment promotion centre with new authority
Ghana's 2025 Bill replaces the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre with the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority, expanding its mandate to cover outward investment and AfCFTA obligations while introducing a reciprocal obligations framework for investors alongside existing guarantees.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's development challenge rooted in institutional architecture, says Kwapong
H. Aku Kwapong, PhD, argues that Ghana's development problem stems not from a lack of ideas but from institutional structures that separate planning from execution and resources, and that the country has a habit of partial institutional imitation rather than complete systems learning.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Thursday 30 April
NDPC chair urges auto zones to restore spatial planning discipline
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.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's economic growth occurs in sectors not generating jobs
A Deloitte Ghana partner warns that despite strong macroeconomic improvements—including GDP growth rising to 6%, inflation falling to 3.2%, and debt-to-GDP ratio declining to 45.3%—Ghana is experiencing "jobless growth" as economic expansion concentrates in sectors that are not generating sufficient employment.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
NDPC chair urges discipline, responsiveness in development planning
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.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
NDPC completes regional engagements for 2025–2029 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.
30 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →