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In a crucial meeting held at the Ministry of Finance, Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, met with officials from the UK-Ghana Gold Programme to discuss strategies to curb gold smuggling and ensure Ghana fully benefits from its gold resources.

The UK-Ghana Gold Programme is a collaborative initiative aimed at breaking the link between illegal artisanal gold mining and serious organized crime (SOC). During the meeting, stakeholders underscored the impact of illicit gold trade on Ghana’s economy, noting that in 2022 alone, 60 tonnes of gold—worth an estimated $1.2 billion—were smuggled out of the country.