Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed that Ghana is losing billions in revenue due to illegal transfer of gold, one of the country’s most valuable natural resources.

Al-Hamdani, for example, describes Ghana as having the richest gold mines on earth. These were situated at Bambuk, on the upper Senegal River. The Soninke also sold slaves, salt and copper ...

Mr. Bismark Kwofie, in his opinion, likened the situation to the Ghana Cocoa Board, stating that private gold dealers could lose more than 60% of their income to the government under this system.

ACCRA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's parliament passed a bill on Saturday to set up a new regulatory body for gold trade as part of efforts to boost foreign exchange earnings. Key provisions of the ...

An Act to establish the Ghana Gold Board to oversee, monitor, and undertake the buying, selling, and export of gold and other precious minerals was passed into law by Parliament on Friday ...

The Extent of Gold Smuggling in Ghana Gold smuggling is one of Ghana’s biggest economic leakages. Reports suggest that as much as 50% of gold produced by small-scale miners is illegally exported ...

Dublin, March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Gold Market in Ghana: 2019-2024 Review and Forecast to 2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report is an essential ...

Such cataclysmic price increases are often chalked up to climate change and swollen shoot disease. But there could be a more sinister contributing factor. Ghana’s illegal gold mining sector, locally ...

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released its 2024 trade data, revealing that three key commodities accounted for a significant portion of the country’s export earnings. Gold, mineral fuels and ...