A 19-member Presidential Committee on Accelerated Export Development (PCAED) Programme has been inaugurated.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony on May 5, the Presidential Advisor on 24-hour Economy and Accelerated Development, Augustus Goosie Tanoh described the committee as a strategic engine that will bring together business leaders, trade experts, regulators, and sector champions to drive Ghana’s export transformation by providing strategic, practical, and evidence-based advice to the President.
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The Committee is chaired by President John Mahama. The members are as follows:
“The President’s 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development programme is Ghana’s strategy for structural transformation to be rolled out in tandem with prudent macro-economic management and radically improved governance,” Mr Tanoh said.
According to him, “The programme envisions a resilient, self-reliant, and globally competitive economy that optimises asset utilisation and creates value for all its citizens, especially the most vulnerable. The Programme is built around three fundamental pillars: production transformation, market systems efficiency, and human capital development.