NDPC to Undertake Nationwide Consultations on Ghana’s Future in a Rapidly Changing World
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), under its chairman, Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, will from 18th February to 27th March 2026 undertake nationwide consultations to discuss the prospects of pursuing sustainable development in Ghana at a time of rapid changes in the world economy that have created new challenges and opportunities for developing countries like Ghana.
The consultations come at a time when Ghana’s economy is enjoying record improvements in macroeconomic indicators, such as steep falls in inflation and interest rates as well as a historic appreciation of the cedi against the US dollar under an IMF supported programme that began in 2023. The stability has been largely helped by increases in commodity prices, especially gold, as well as extensive fiscal reforms by the Ministry of Finance that have substantially reduced waste in government spending.
As the IMF programme comes to an end in 2026, the need for developing strategies to transition from stability to diversified, resilient and employment-intensive economic growth has become a major policy priority for the government. The Ghana Infrastructure Plan (GIP), which was launched by the President in October 2025, will form a key aspect of the consultations.
The regional consultations, which will engage the 16 regional coordinating councils and the various houses of chiefs, are based on the Commission’s strategy of promoting local economic development as the foundation for a successful national development strategy.
Following the regional consultations, the Commission will also engage leaders of Parliament, the various parliamentary caucuses representing the regions of Ghana, as well as political parties, among others. Topics to be covered for political parties will include introduction to a policy and legislative almanac to guide the preparation of political party manifestos; results-based management for party and political leaders; as well as an introduction to the post-war global economy and its implications for developing countries like Ghana.
Accompanying Dr. Thompson are Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, Director-General of the Commission, who has extensive work experience with district assemblies and regional administration, as well as senior policy analysts of the Commission. The team will be joined at each stop by the current representative of each region on the Commission.
