BoG says gold reserve adjustment aimed at diversification, not asset loss

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has clarified that its recent decision to convert part of its gold reserves into foreign exchange assets was a deliberate strategy to diversify the country’s reserve portfolio rather than a depletion of national assets.


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