{
  "id": 6721498,
  "title": "Mahama raises alarm over GH¢282bn SOE liabilities despite GH¢407.85bn assets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/mahama-raises-alarm-over-gh-282bn-soe-liabilities-despite-gh-407-85bn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-raises-alarm-over-gh%c2%a2282bn-soe-liabilities-despite-gh%c2%a2407-85bn-assets/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama has expressed worry over the mounting liabilities of Ghana's State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), which reached around GH¢282 billion by December 2025, while the companies possessed total assets valued at GH¢407.85 billion. Addressing the SIGA Governing Boards and CEOs Conference 2026 on September 10, Mahama emphasized the pressing need for action on the financial standing of state-owned businesses, especially considering the deficits noted in various sectors of public entities. He revealed that most venture companies had assets worth GH¢96.69 billion but liabilities of GH¢82.7 billion. Conversely, other state entities boasted assets of about GH¢341.6 billion, yet liabilities were significantly higher, totaling GH¢382.75 billion. \"By the end of 2025, state-owned enterprises held aggregate assets of GH¢407.85 billion and liabilities of approximately GH¢282 billion. Majority venture companies held assets of GH¢96.69 billion and liabilities of GH¢82.7 billion. Other state entities held assets of approximately GH¢341.6 billion but liabilities of GH¢382.75 billion,\" stated President Mahama.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has raised concerns over the growing liabilities of Ghana’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), which stood at approximately GH¢282 billion as of December 2025, despite the entities holding aggregate assets worth GH¢407.85 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}