Mid-Year Budget must outline plan to sustain economic gains – Prof Bokpin

The Finance Minister is expected to use Thursday's presentation not only to review the performance of the economy during the first half of 2026 but also to introduce the government's New Economic Policy, which is expected to shape Ghana's economic direction after the current IMF programme.

Economist and University of Ghana Business School lecturer, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government to use the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to present a clear roadmap for sustaining the country's recent economic gains beyond the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported programme.

His comments come as Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is expected to unveil the government's much-anticipated New Economic Policy when he presents the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 23.