{
  "id": 15776482,
  "title": "The future of the youth is too important for waste — Ato Forson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-future-of-the-youth-is-too-important-for-waste-ato-forson-15776482",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:33:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-future-of-the-youth-is-too-important-for-waste-ato-forson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has emphasized the importance of maximizing value for money in the New Economy agenda, emphasizing that Ghana cannot afford to squander resources meant to create opportunities for its youth. Speaking at the University of Ghana, Forson stated that any investments made under the programme should be measured by their capacity to generate employment, bolster businesses, and enhance livelihoods. \"The New Economy must be disciplined because the future of young people is too important for waste,\" he asserted. \"Every cedi must work. Every project must pass the test of value for money.\"\n\nThe Finance Minister outlined five key questions that investments should be evaluated against: whether they will increase productivity, create jobs, expand exports, support private enterprise, and improve the lives of Ghanaians. \"If it cannot answer these questions, then it does not belong at the center of this transformation,\" Forson warned. He stressed that spending discipline is directly linked to the prospects of young Ghanaians, making productive investment and employment central to the programme's success.\n\nForson also highlighted that discipline must be coupled with the ambition to tackle the country's challenges. \"It must be bold because the scale of the problem is large,\" he said. He called for widespread national participation in implementing the programme, stressing that economic transformation cannot be achieved by the government alone. \"And it must be national because transformation cannot be carried by government alone.\"",
  "summary": "Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has placed value for money at the heart of the New Economy agenda, saying Ghana cannot afford to waste resources needed to create opportunities for its young people. Addressing faculty and students at the University of Ghana, Dr Forson said the programme’s investments must be judged by their ability […]",
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        "title": "The future of young people is too important for waste — Ato Forson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-future-of-young-people-is-too-important-for-waste-ato-forson",
        "published": "2026-10-20T14:28:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "The future of the youth is too important for waste — Ato Forson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-future-of-the-youth-is-too-important-for-waste-ato-forson-15776993",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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