{
  "id": 19691557,
  "title": "Government to spend US$10bn from 2027 to 2030 to transform economy – Ato Forson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/government-to-spend-us-10bn-from-2027-to-2030-to-transform-economy",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T19:15:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/government-to-spend-us10bn-from-2027-to-2030-to-transform-economy-ato-forson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced a US$10 billion investment from 2027 to 2030 to transform the country's economy and create jobs. The funds will be allocated across eight interconnected pillars as part of a new economic transformation program, aimed at building a modern and productive economy. Dr Forson presented the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on November 12. The program seeks to position Ghana as a fully developed, first-world country, requiring a fundamental shift in the country's economic thinking, priorities, and actions.",
  "summary": "The government will spend the equivalent of US$10 billion over four years, from 2027 to 2030, to transform Ghana’s economy and create jobs and prosperity, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced. He said the investment would be channelled into eight interconnected pillars under a new economic transformation programme aimed at building a modern […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghana's Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson announced a US$10 billion investment.",
    "The funds will be allocated across eight interconnected pillars from 2027 to 2030.",
    "The program aims to transform Ghana into a fully developed, first-world country."
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Ghana’s economy has grown but lacks resilience - Ato Forson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ghanas-economy-has-grown-but-lacks-resilience-ato-forson",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:37:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Gov’t to invest $10bn in new economy programme from 2027 to 2030 – Ato Forson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/govt-to-invest-10bn-in-new-economy-programme-from-2027-to-2030-ato",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:46:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Gov’t to spend $10 billion over 4 years to create a modern Ghanaian economy – Ato Forson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/govt-to-spend-10-billion-over-4-years-to-create-a-modern-ghanaian",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:59:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}