1 week ago Government tightens gold sector oversight ahead of key financial evaluation

The Government of Ghana has pledged to intensify reforms in the gold sector as it prepares for a crucial international evaluation of its anti-money laundering efforts.

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2 w. ago Ghana’s Oil Sector Faces Decline as Regulator Calls for Urgent Investment

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-oil-sector-faces-decline-as-regulator-calls-for-urgent-investment/Ghana’s oil production has fallen for five years straight, and a key oversight body is now sounding the alarm. The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is urging Parliament to push for new investments in the country’s upstream petroleum sector, warning that the industry is facing a serious downturn. At a media engagement in Tamale, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-oil-sector-faces-decline-as-regulator-calls-for-urgent-investment/

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2 w. ago Ghana Establishes Gold Board Tribunal to Settle Mining Disputes

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-establishes-gold-board-tribunal-to-settle-mining-disputes/Ghana has launched a new specialized tribunal to resolve appeals and disputes within its gold sector, a move aimed at bringing more clarity and fairness to the country’s most valuable export industry. The Gold Board Tribunal was officially inaugurated in Accra by Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson. The three-member panel includes Biadela Mortey Akpadzi as […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-establishes-gold-board-tribunal-to-settle-mining-disputes/

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2 w. ago Adesina Urges Rule of Law to Unlock Africa’s Investment Potential

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/adesina-urges-rule-of-law-to-unlock-africas-investment-potential/African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has urged African governments to tighten governance, make public finance transparent, and reform judicial systems to close a roughly $100 billion annual foreign direct investment gap. Speaking at the Kenya Law Society’s 2025 conference in Nairobi, he said the rule of law, sanctity of contracts, and judicial […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/adesina-urges-rule-of-law-to-unlock-africas-investment-potential/

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3 w. ago Ghana Pushes Gold Refining Expansion to Capture Export Value

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-pushes-gold-refining-expansion-to-capture-export-value/At London’s GHIB CONVERGE conference, Bank of Ghana First Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni championed plans to transform the nation’s gold sector. “Establishing refineries in Ghana presents a very good prospect,” he told banking and trade leaders, arguing that domestic processing would create jobs, improve trade balances, and retain more value from Africa’s top gold […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-pushes-gold-refining-expansion-to-capture-export-value/

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4 w. ago India’s Jewellery Council Warns of “Compounded Blow” from U.S. Gold Tariffs

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/indias-jewellery-council-warns-of-compounded-blow-from-u-s-gold-tariffs/Indian jewellery leaders have issued an urgent appeal to their government following steep U.S. tariffs that threaten the country’s gold export sector. Rajesh Rokde, Chairman of the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), stated that a 25% duty already imposed on Indian gold jewellery exports, coupled with an additional 25% tariff effective August […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/indias-jewellery-council-warns-of-compounded-blow-from-u-s-gold-tariffs/

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last month France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as deportation dispute escalates

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday has asked his government to tighten visa requirements on Algerian diplomats as a dispute about the deportation of Algerian nationals escalates.

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