How Gold Board is building a controlled supply chain in Ghana’s gold economy

The country is one of Africa’s leading gold producers, yet significant portions of the value generated by the sector have historically escaped the formal economy through smuggling, weak documentation, tax leakages and illicit financial flows.

Restricting purchases to authorized Aggregators creates a controlled entry point into the formal market and reduces the likelihood that illegally sourced gold can be introduced into official supply chains without scrutiny.

The bottom line The Ghana Gold Board represents one of the country’s most ambitious attempts to formalise its gold economy through structured governance rather than reactive enforcement.