Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fully operationalising the 24-hour economy, describing it as a practical blueprint designed to make Ghana “more productive, more competitive, and more inclusive.”
Addressing investors and stakeholders, the Vice President clarified that the 24-hour economy is not an attempt to make Ghanaians work continuously, but rather a deliberate effort to reorganise Ghana’s economic systems so they can operate efficiently at all hours in response to a modern global economy.
“This idea is not about any citizen working endlessly,” she noted. “It is about how we want to organise the economy to function continuously and efficiently, powered by stable energy, modern logistics, skilled labour, and digital networks.”
She explained that the policy introduced when President Mahama returned to office is anchored on eight strategic pillars: Grow 24, Make 24, Build 24, Connect 24, Fund 24, Aspire 24, Show 24, and Go 24. These pillars, she stressed, “are not empty slogans,” but concrete pathways for transforming key sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, finance, skills development, and tourism.
The highlighted components of the policy form the practical backbone of the initiative.
In the agricultural sector, Grow 24 establishes a 24-hour cold-chain logistics system that enables farmers and agro-processors to move produce harvested at night to markets by dawn. Make 24 supports multi-shift industrial production, particularly in zones with reliable energy, ensuring factories can operate beyond conventional hours. Build 24 accelerates national development by allowing construction activities to extend into late hours, increasing both project speed and job creation.
Skills development is equally essential. Through Aspire 24, young people are given the flexibility to work during the day and pursue education at night. This ensures that skills acquisition strengthens, rather than competes with, economic participation. Collectively, these measures represent what the Vice President described as a “reorganisation of time itself” to drive growth and inclusion.
She added that the early stages of implementation are already producing notable results.
“Between January and September 2025, Ghana’s macroeconomic environment has stabilised significantly,” she said, signalling that the 24-hour economy is laying a strong foundation for job creation and broader transformation.
The Vice President encouraged foreign investors to engage with the initiative and take advantage of the emerging opportunities, noting that the policy marks a significant shift in how Ghana intends to compete in the global economic landscape.
