The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) recovered GH¢617.5 million in stolen public funds in 2025, including monies refunded by persons implicated in financial crimes, Mr Isaac Eweh, Chief Analyst at the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), has disclosed.
The recovered funds comprised refunds from individuals charged with offences such as misappropriation, fraud, money laundering and cybercrime, he said.
Mr Eweh announced this while reviewing the 2025 Annual Progress Report of Ghana’s Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework at the launch of the report in Accra on Thursday.
He said the recoveries formed part of efforts to strengthen accountability, combat economic and organised crime, and safeguard public resources.
Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, Director-General of the NDPC, called on state institutions to comply strictly with the guidelines of the national medium-term development framework to sustain the country’s economic recovery and transformation.
She said the 2025 Annual Progress Report was the result of a nationwide monitoring and evaluation exercise conducted in collaboration with ministries, departments and agencies, regional coordinating councils, metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, and other state institutions responsible for providing official statistics.
Dr Amoah noted that lessons from the implementation of the Agenda for Jobs II: Creating Prosperity and Opportunities for All (2022–2025) would guide the implementation of the new Resetting Ghana Agenda: Creating Jobs, Ensuring Accountability and Promoting Shared Prosperity (2026–2029).
Dr Nii Moi Thompson, Chairperson of the NDPC, said the Annual Progress Report would enhance public accountability by providing government, Parliament, civil society organisations, development partners and citizens with credible evidence on Ghana’s development performance.
“Development is not measured simply by the number of policies we prepare or projects we implement. Rather, it is measured by improvements in people’s lives. It is reflected in better schools, quality healthcare, decent employment opportunities, improved infrastructure, stronger institutions and greater opportunity for every Ghanaian,” he said.
The Agenda for Jobs II framework was designed to accelerate economic recovery, create employment and expand opportunities for citizens.
The NDPC said the monitoring and evaluation exercise provided an evidence-based assessment of the country’s development performance, with findings expected to inform the implementation of the Resetting Ghana Agenda (2026–2029) and ensure future interventions respond effectively to national priorities.
