Government, Private Sector Sign CEO Government Compact 2026
Government and the business community have formalised their working relationship through the launch of the CEO Government Compact 2026.
The compact is a structured partnership framework built around accountability, innovation, competitiveness and productivity, moving beyond the annual summits and ceremonial engagements that have defined the relationship in the past.
President John Dramani Mahama launched the compact on Thursday during his address at the 10th Ghana CEO Summit, telling the gathering that the relationship between government and the private sector must become a working partnership grounded in trust, policy consistency, mutual accountability and a shared national purpose.
The compact grew out of a recommendation President Mahama made at the 9th Summit last year, where he called for engagement between government and business to move beyond annual conversations toward a framework that tracks follow-up and delivers measurable results.
“Let today’s summit not end as another successful event without measurable follow-ups,” he told the gathering. “It must move us from general dialogue to concrete commitments, and from those commitments to measurable outcomes reflected in investments, exports, industrial growth, and jobs.”
The President said the compact places obligations on both sides.
“For government, it means continuing and deepening reforms to make it easier to produce, process, trade and export in Ghana. For business, it means investing, innovating, creating decent jobs and committing more deeply to Ghana’s industrial future”, he explained.
President Mahama used the occasion to outline a broader economic direction for the country, telling CEOs that economic stability, while necessary, is not enough on its own.
He said stability must feed production, production must create jobs, jobs must raise incomes, and higher incomes must restore confidence and dignity among Ghanaians.
He also assured business leaders that the current economic stability will be sustained, pointing to Ghana’s recent exit from the IMF Extended Credit Facility and its entry into a Policy Coordination Instrument for the next 36 months as evidence of the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
