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Africa's largest gold producer forces exporters to refine their gold locally or face sanctions ...
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Fusion42 · 4 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ghana, Africa's largest gold producer, has mandated that some gold exporters must refine their gold locally before export, imposing sanctions for non-compliance, aiming to retain more refining value, jobs, and earnings within the country from its $20 billion gold export industry.
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Ghana’s new rule to force local refining challenges exporters and creates an opening for regional refineries or local processing startups. You need to act fast to position your business in the new upstream refining chain or risk losing export access.
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