Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced the establishment of a Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) as a key policy intervention of the Mahama-led administration to support economic transformation in the country.

Presenting the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy in Parliament on March 11, the Finance Minister underscored that the GOLDBOD will be tasked with boosting foreign exchange earnings and accumulating gold reserves for the country's benefit.

According to the Finance Minister, the board's primary goal will be to support the nation's economic growth by regulating and overseeing Ghana's gold resources.

He emphasised that the GOLDBOD's mandate will be to monitor gold-related activities as well as managing the sale of gold to support the country's economic development. "Mr.