{
  "id": 18771697,
  "title": "Mahama announces $9bn investment plan to create jobs under new economy policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/mahama-announces-9bn-investment-plan-to-create-jobs-under-new-economy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T18:51:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-announces-9bn-investment-plan-to-create-jobs-under-new-economy-policy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama announced a $9 billion investment plan to create jobs in sectors with high potential for employment growth over the next three years, as part of the new economy policy. This initiative, to be detailed in the 2027 national budget, aims to boost economic growth and provide sustainable livelihoods for Ghanaians. Speaking at the 2026 Hogbetsotso Festival, Mahama emphasized the focus on sectors like textiles, garments, commercial agriculture, hospitality, and tourism, which are expected to benefit the Volta Region.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled plans to invest more than $9 billion in sectors with high job creation potential between 2027 and 2030 as part of a new policy initiative dubbed the New Economy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}