GoldBod's 30% gold deal: Strategic opportunity or costly gamble?
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GoldBod's 30% gold deal: Strategic opportunity or costly gamble?

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The Government of Ghana's (GoG’s) decision to require large-scale mining companies to sell 30 percent of their gold output to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) represents one of the most consequential policy shifts in Ghana's mineral resource governance in decades.

Published by Francis Buetey

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