Gold exports helped deliver one of the country's strongest external performances in recent years, powering an US$8.8 billion trade surplus in the first half of 2026 as soaring bullion receipts widened the current account surplus, strengthened foreign reserves and reinforced resilience against external shocks.
The 2026 Budget unveiled a broad reform agenda for Ghana’s land and natural resources sector, with government launching a comprehensive Digital Land Administration Reform and strengthening measures to protect forests, water-bodies and mineral resources.
The government has signed a strategic partnership with the World Gold Council (WGC) to strengthen the integrity of Ghana’s gold supply chains through improved traceability, responsible sourcing and the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale mining.
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF or "the Fund") delivered a resilient operating performance in 2025, navigating a materially changed statutory, macroeconomic, and investment environment to close the year with an audited profit of GH¢1.1 billion.
The country is set to undertake its most sweeping overhaul of mining legislation in nearly two decades after Cabinet approved a new legal framework aimed at tightening mineral licencing, deepening local participation, strengthening community benefits and positioning the sector to generate greater value for the economy.
A renegotiated agreement to increase Ghanaian ownership through the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), legally binding local participation targets and creation of a statutory Mining Community Development Fund is at the heart of a petition urging the Council of State to advise government against denying Gold Fields Ghana Limited's Tarkwa mining lease renewal.
Global bulk material handling specialist Martin Engineering Africa has strengthened its presence in Ghana by appointing Aggrey & Associates as its exclusive distributor, a move aimed at expanding technical support and improving operational efficiency for the country’s mining and industrial sectors.
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