With just days to go before presenting Ghana’s 2026 Budget Statement, Minister for Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson made a significant stop in Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region, to assess the long-stalled Market Circle redevelopment project. The visit, which underscores the government’s renewed commitment to stalled infrastructure across the country, marks a pivotal moment for traders and residents whose livelihoods depend on the completion of the modern commercial centre.

A Symbol of Promise and Neglect

The Market Circle, one of Ghana’s oldest and most iconic trading hubs, has stood abandoned for the past three years, becoming a visible reminder of project delays and unmet development goals. Once envisioned as a transformative hub to modernise Takoradi’s central business distric

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