Mahama raises alarm over GH¢282bn SOE liabilities despite GH¢407.85bn assets

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.

Speaking at the SIGA Governing Boards and CEOs Conference 2026 on Thursday, September 10, President Mahama said the financial position of state-owned businesses required urgent attention, particularly given the deficits recorded across some categories of public entities. He disclosed that majority venture companies held assets valued at GH¢96. 69 billion against liabilities of GH¢82. 7 billion. Other state entities, meanwhile, had assets of approximately GH¢341. 6 billion but liabilities significantly higher at GH¢382. 75 billion. “At the end of…