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Dr Bannor questions sharp drop in Ghana’s gold reserves

Dr Frank Bannor, Development Economist and Senior Research Fellow   Dr Frank Bannor, a Development Economist and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP), has called on the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to publicly explain the sharp and unexplained decline in Ghana’s gold holdings, as revealed in the central bank’s latest External Sector ...

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Supreme Court sets clear guidelines for distribution of marital property after divorce

General News of Friday, 16 January 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Supreme Court of Ghana has outlined comprehensive guidelines to assist trial courts in the equitable distribution of marital properties upon the grant of divorce. In a decision delivered by Justice Ackaah-Boafo, the apex court emphasised that where a trial court elects to award a specific percentage of marital property to either ...

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BoG enacts strict new rules for international money transfer companies

Business News of Tuesday, 6 January 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Operators have a three-month transitional period The Bank of Ghana has introduced a stringent new regulatory framework for all International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), fundamentally reshaping how remittances flow into the country. The comprehensive “Guidelines for the Registration and Operations of International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) in Ghana,” issued in December 2025, ...

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24-Hour Livestock Market launched to drive economic growth

Business News of Tuesday, 30 December 2025 Disclaimer Source: GNA Livestock market in Ghana A 24-hour International Livestock Market has been launched at Volivo in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region to transform livestock trade, create jobs, and strengthen Ghana’s agricultural value chain. The Lower-Volta Association of Small-scale Miners and Farmers provided the market facility which consists of production ...

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GRA to implement new VAT reforms from January 1, 2026

Business News of Tuesday, 30 December 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Anthony Sarpong The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has confirmed that it will begin implementing the Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms from January 1, 2026. This follows the passage and subsequent presidential assent to the VAT Bill, 2025. The development marks a significant overhaul aimed ...

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Minority questions GoldBod’s licensing of Bawa Rock as sole gold aggregator

Business News of Tuesday, 30 December 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Minority has raised concerns over GoldBod’s licensing of Bawa Rock as sole gold aggregator The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the decision by the Gold Board to license Bawa Rock Company Limited as the sole aggregator responsible for purchasing artisanal gold from suppliers nationwide. Addressing journalists on Monday, December 29, ...

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Ghana’s economy highly sensitive to gold prices – IMF

Business News of Saturday, 27 December 2025 Disclaimer Source: GNA File photo of gold bars A newly released International Monetary Fund (IMF) report says Ghana’s economic stability is highly sensitive to fluctuations in global gold prices. The analysis underscores that the country’s macroeconomic outlook is particularly vulnerable to changes in gold prices and the resulting exchange rate movements, given that gold is ...

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GoldBod to fully take over gold trading and reserves in 2026 – CEO

Business News of Sunday, 28 December 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Sammy Gyamfi is the CEO of GoldBod The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that the Board is set to begin full-scale operations in 2026, marking a major transition in Ghana’s gold trading and reserve accumulation architecture. Speaking on TV3’s The Key Points program on ...

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LIVESTREAMED: Parliament resume sitting after Kpandai seat brouhaha

General News of Wednesday, 10 December 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoThe unrest began when members of the Minority Caucus engaged in noise-making to disrupt proceedings The Parliament of Ghana resumed sitting today, December 10, 2025, following a night of chaos over the declaration of the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant. This marks the 29th Sitting of the 3rd Meeting of the House, with ...

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Government suspends ratification of lithium deal for further consultations

Business News of Wednesday, 10 December 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com A photo of lithium, one of Ghana’s key mineral resources The government has withdrawn the revised lithium mining agreement from Parliament for further deliberation. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Yussif Sulemana, in Parliament on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Addressing the House, the Deputy Minister said the withdrawal was prompted ...

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