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# Ghana Lines Up $9 Billion in Investment to Create Jobs From 2027 to 2030

Mahama says Ghana plans to invest over $9 billion in job-rich sectors from 2027 to 2030, with New Economy details due in the 2027 Budget on November 12.

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[November 9, 2026](/blog/archive/2026/11)13 min read

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President John Dramani Mahama's government plans to [invest more than $9 billion in job-rich sectors of Ghana's economy between 2027 and 2030](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/) under a new policy dubbed the New Economy. The details are due in the 2027 Budget, which Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson is [expected to present to Parliament on Thursday, November 12](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/). This is a plan, not money already spent, and no total job number has been attached to it yet. The job figure given at Hogbetsotso is project level, a textile and garment park in the Volta Region that is [expected to create at least 3,000 jobs initially](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/). For [Metaintro](https://www.metaintro.com) readers in Ghana, the useful part is knowing which sectors are named, what the budget must still settle, and which programmes have opened registration.

## What Did President Mahama Announce at Hogbetsotso?

The announcement came at the [grand durbar of the 2026 Hogbetsotso Festival in Anloga on Saturday, November 7](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget) [in the Volta Region](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/). The festival, the [64th edition, is celebrated by the chiefs and people of Anlo](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/).

He said the government had [largely achieved its objective of stabilising the national economy within the 22 months of assuming office](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/) and was now shifting attention towards creating economic opportunities. The next phase of his administration's agenda, he said, [will focus on helping citizens secure decent and dignified livelihoods](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget).

The wording of the plan matters for anyone reading it as a jobs promise. The New Economy is [a bold initiative that will seek to invest over $9 billion in job-rich sectors](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/), in the President's own words. Seek to invest describes a goal, with the policy itself [to be outlined in the 2027 national budget](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/).

> This is a bold initiative that will seek to invest over $9 billion in job-rich sectors of the economy between 2027 and 2030, President John Dramani Mahama said at the Hogbetsotso durbar, according to [the Citi Newsroom report](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/).

## Which Sectors Would the New Economy Money Target?

The President said the Volta Region was expected to benefit significantly from the initiative, [particularly in textiles and garments, commercial agriculture, hospitality and tourism](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/), sectors [identified for their potential to stimulate economic activity and create jobs in the Volta Region](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/).

The national picture is wider. In August, the President said [agriculture and agro-processing would constitute the largest of seven priority sectors](https://www.isd.gov.gh/govt-to-invest-5bn-in-agriculture-agro-processing-over-four-years-president-mahama/) under the planned programme, with that sector set to [receive US$5 billion over the next four years](https://www.isd.gov.gh/govt-to-invest-5bn-in-agriculture-agro-processing-over-four-years-president-mahama/), or [50 per cent of the total US$10 billion investment](https://gna.org.gh/2026/08/mahama-announces-us10bn-new-economy-investment-programme/) announced in August. The farm money would include the [creation and expansion of irrigation facilities to enable farmers, particularly young people, to produce throughout the year](https://www.isd.gov.gh/govt-to-invest-5bn-in-agriculture-agro-processing-over-four-years-president-mahama/).

By August, the government had [already begun implementing some initiatives in the Upper East Region ahead of the full rollout](https://www.isd.gov.gh/govt-to-invest-5bn-in-agriculture-agro-processing-over-four-years-president-mahama/), including work to rehabilitate the [Pwalugu Tomato Factory to process tomatoes produced locally](https://www.isd.gov.gh/govt-to-invest-5bn-in-agriculture-agro-processing-over-four-years-president-mahama/), which would serve as the centre of the tomato programme. A broader framework described in October also named [pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, textiles and tourism](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget) among its productive pillars.

## Why Is It $9 Billion Now When Earlier Figures Said $10 Billion?

The plan has been described three ways this year. In August, the plan was [US$10 billion over the next four years in seven strategic sectors](https://gna.org.gh/2026/08/mahama-announces-us10bn-new-economy-investment-programme/), with the government intending to [invest US$2.5 billion annually across the seven sectors](https://www.isd.gov.gh/govt-to-invest-5bn-in-agriculture-agro-processing-over-four-years-president-mahama/).

In October, during a meeting with Western North chiefs, the President described a [broader five-year US$10 billion New Economy framework allocating about US$2 billion annually across nine productive pillars](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget), to be funded without new borrowing. The Hogbetsotso remarks then [specify more than US$9 billion for the four-year window from 2027 to 2030](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget).

The older figure is still in print. A finance ministry update on its New Economy consultations repeats the President's earlier announcement that the programme [will involve a US$10 billion investment](https://mofep.gov.gh/node/2249), and a November 4 preview still describes the [US$10 billion New Economy Programme, a four-year investment initiative covering 2027 to 2030](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-economy-agenda-ahead-of-november-12-budget-presentation.html).

## What Will the November 12 Budget Have to Settle?

Dr Forson is scheduled to present the [Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2027 fiscal year to Parliament on Thursday, November 12, 2026](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/finance-minister-to-present-2027-budget-on-november-12-2/), in line with [Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/finance-minister-to-present-2027-budget-on-november-12-2/). Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem [named the presentation date on October 29, 2026](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-economy-agenda-ahead-of-november-12-budget-presentation.html).

The [Institute for Economic Research and Public Policy](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget) has asked the government to publish the programme's [financing structure, investment criteria and sector allocations in the upcoming budget](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget). In a [post shared on X on Tuesday, November 3](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-economy-agenda-ahead-of-november-12-budget-presentation.html), the [Ministry of Finance](https://mofep.gov.gh/node/2249) listed [decent employment opportunities for young people, better incomes for farmers and an enabling environment for Ghanaian businesses to expand, grow and employ more people](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-economy-agenda-ahead-of-november-12-budget-presentation.html) as key priorities, with the budget presentation set to explain how the New Economy agenda would [translate the country's shared economic gains into jobs and prosperity for all](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-economy-agenda-ahead-of-november-12-budget-presentation.html).

## What Do the Finance Ministry's Own Budget Guidelines Say About Jobs?

Government's [transformational growth programme, which seeks to translate the gains from stability into increased production, sustainable job creation, and broad-based prosperity](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf), is set out in the 2027 to 2030 Budget Preparation Guidelines issued to government bodies, built on these strategic shifts:

- [from stabilisation to economic transformation that creates decent and sustainable jobs](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf)
- [from dependence on food imports to modern agriculture and food security that create jobs across the agricultural value chain](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf)
- [from consumption-led growth to production and export-led growth that expands employment](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf)
- [from over-dependence on public-sector employment to private-sector-led job creation](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf)
- [from exporting raw materials to value-added production that retains jobs, skills and incomes in Ghana](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf)

For job seekers, the shift away from [over-dependence on public-sector employment](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf) points new jobs towards private firms rather than the state, and the same guidelines say the [wage moratorium for SOEs and Public Corporations at the 2026 salary and staffing levels remains in effect](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf). Government bodies also need [financial clearance under Section 25(5) of Act 921 before any engagement of staff](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf). Job seekers eyeing public posts can compare this with the [nursing and pharmacy posts Ghana reopened in a mop-up recruitment](https://www.metaintro.com/blog/ghana-465-nursing-pharmacy-posts-mop-up-recruitment).

Other medium-term priorities include [sustaining the Big Push infrastructure investment programme](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf) and the [achievement of investment grade credit rating](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf). On that rating goal, Dr Forson said the country is [now rated B](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget) and wants investment grade to [help local companies raise long-term capital](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget) for equipment and expansion.

> Stabilisation was never the destination. It was the price of entry, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson said while presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, according to [the Ministry of Finance](https://mofep.gov.gh/node/2249).

## Which Volta Projects Come With Job Numbers?

The job figure given at Hogbetsotso belongs to one project, not to the [plan to invest more than $9 billion in job-rich sectors](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/). The President said the [Ghana Export-Import Bank](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/) has been tasked to start work on a [200-acre light industrial in Weta area in the Volta Region, dedicated to the textiles and garment industry](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/). The project is expected to create [at least 3,000 jobs initially, with employment opportunities projected to increase to 10,000 when fully operational](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/). Those are projections, not vacancies, and the [Weta park announcement](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/) named no hiring date or employer.

The rest of the Volta list is mostly roads, bridges and water. Most sections of the Eastern Corridor Road are [expected to be completed by the end of 2027](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/). Construction of the Volivo Bridge over the Southern Volta River would [commence in the first quarter of 2027](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/).

The government also [signed a Memorandum of Understanding with contractors in October](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/) to restart Phase One of the Sogakope, Agordome and Keta water project, which had stalled due to debt restructuring. Several Anlo roads sit under the [World Bank-supported feeder roads programme](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/), with procurement expected to pave the way for contractors to move to site.

District projects run on a different fund. District health facilities, classroom blocks and feeder roads are being paid for through the [District Assemblies Common Fund](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/), and the President credited the increase to his directive that [at least 80 per cent of the District Assemblies Common Fund be transferred to district administrations](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/).

## How Does the New Economy Fit With Ghana's Existing Flagship Programme?

The New Economy sits beside an existing flagship, the [24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/). The finance ministry's guidelines tell government bodies to [tag such capital projects with the 24-Hour Economy programme code in GIFMIS](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf) when the infrastructure directly supports the 24-hour programme, under a heading that pairs the 24-Hour Economy with New Economy infrastructure.

In July, the [24-Hour Economy Secretariat](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/)'s Chief Programmes Officer said it had engaged investors on projects valued at [approximately US$11.5 billion, out of which US$6.5 billion has been secured through committed Joint Development Agreements](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/). Projects under development include a [1.5-gigawatt solar power project at Buipe, a pharmaceutical park, the Volta Lake Transport Project and a network of industrial parks](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/).

Its model is private sector-led, with government [developing bankable projects, facilitating access to land, reducing investment risks and mobilising strategic partnerships](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/). The Secretariat is also working with the [Ghana Statistical Service](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/) on a [monitoring and evaluation framework that will accurately measure jobs created](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/) through the programme.

## Which Youth Programmes Opened Registration in May?

Separate from the New Economy, the [24-hour programme opened an Expression of Interest portal](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html) in May, when young Ghanaians [between the ages of 18 and 35 could apply for loans for start-up businesses ranging from GH₵5,000 to GH₵500,000](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html) (about $428 to $42,800).

The May youth offer also included [free digital skills training at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres in all 16 regions, guaranteed internships with 24H+ partner companies](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html). In May, concessionary financing was offered through the [Development Bank Ghana and equity funding via the Venture Capital Trust Fund](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html), with priority for cooperatives and trade associations.

Other registration options in May included [becoming an Anchor Farmer in an Agbledu Agro-Ecological Park](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html). In May, the route to apply was to visit [24hplus.gov.gh, navigate to the Contact Us menu, and select the Expression of Interest Form option](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html). Businesses registered in the programme will be [assessed through a structured gateway process](https://24hplus.gov.gh/24-hour-economy-secretariat-highlights-investment-opportunities-for-businesses-at-ggea-meet-the-government-series/).

## What Is the Economic Backdrop Behind the Plan?

The plan follows a recovery period. The economy [grew by 6% in 2025, while inflation declined from 23.8% in December 2024 to 5.4% in December 2025](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-economy-agenda-ahead-of-november-12-budget-presentation.html), using figures presented by the Ghana Statistical Service.

The [2027 Budget](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf) follows the [successful completion of Ghana's three-year IMF-supported Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Programme](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf) and a move to a [non-financing Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) arrangement with the IMF](https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/news/2027-2030-Budget-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf). Dr Forson presented the New Economy to Parliament on May 28 as a programme to be [unveiled in the 2027 Budget](https://www.myjoyonline.com/government-to-unveil-the-new-economy-programme-in-2027-budget/).

Consultations have started inside government. Dr Forson met the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, as part of preparations for a programme that [seeks to move Ghana beyond economic stabilisation towards job creation, wealth generation and sustainable growth](https://mofep.gov.gh/node/2249).

## What This Means for Job Seekers in Ghana, and What Should You Do Next?

Treat the [plan to invest more than $9 billion in job-rich sectors](https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/2027-budget-to-outline-9bn-investment-in-job-creating-sectors-mahama/) as a direction, not a job offer. Until the budget lands, the latest version has no published sector split, no hiring timetable and no total job target, and the headline figure has already moved between [US$10 billion](https://gna.org.gh/2026/08/mahama-announces-us10bn-new-economy-investment-programme/) and [more than US$9 billion](https://3news.com/business/economy/mahama-9bn-new-economy-jobs-plan-budget) this year. The parts worth acting on are the ones with names and places attached. Textiles and garments now have a planned park at [Weta in the Volta Region](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/), and hospitality and tourism are [named for the Volta Region](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/).

At Hogbetsotso, the President [urged the youth to pursue education, acquire practical skills and embrace entrepreneurship](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/), and the skills that private manufacturers, agro-processors, hotels and builders hire for fit a plan aimed at private-sector-led job creation. The youth training, internships and start-up loans set out above were [open for registration in May](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html). Ghanaian workers looking abroad can also read about the [plan to hire Ghanaians for Dubai building jobs](https://www.metaintro.com/blog/ghana-dubai-5000-construction-maintenance-jobs-first-500-workers).

When the [budget is presented](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/finance-minister-to-present-2027-budget-on-november-12-2/), check three things in the statement: the final investment figure, how much each sector gets in 2027, and whether a job target is printed. Those three answers will show whether the plan becomes hiring next year or stays on paper longer.

Lacey Kaelani, [Metaintro](https://www.metaintro.com)'s CEO, puts it this way: The jobs that matter are the ones a budget can fund and a firm can fill. Watch the line items, not the headline, and build the skills those firms will need.

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## People Also Asked

### Q: When will Ghana publish the details of the New Economy plan?

A: The details are due in the 2027 Budget, which the Finance Minister is scheduled to present to [Parliament on Thursday, November 12, 2026](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/finance-minister-to-present-2027-budget-on-november-12-2/).

### Q: How many jobs will Ghana's $9 billion investment create?

A: No total job target for the plan has been made public. The project figure tied to the Volta announcement is a textile and garment park that, the President said, is expected to create [at least 3,000 jobs initially, rising to 10,000 when fully operational](https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/president-mahama-announces-9bn-investment-pledges-major-infrastructure-projects-for-volta/).

### Q: What did the 24-Hour Economy programme open to young Ghanaians in May?

A: In May, young Ghanaians [between the ages of 18 and 35 could apply for start-up business loans ranging from GH₵5,000 to GH₵500,000](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html) (about $428 to $42,800), and the May offer also included [free digital skills training and guaranteed internships](https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/young-ghanaians-can-now-register-for-gh-500-000-loan-under-24-hour-economy.html).

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