Between 2019 and 2024, Ghana lost US$11.4 billion in gold to smuggling, according to IMF – Richmond Eduku

I’ve taken time to read the IMF’s Ghana Selected Issues Paper released in July 2026 on Ghana’s recent macroeconomic reforms. This particular paper was prepared by the IMF staff as background documentation for Ghana’s 2026 Article IV Consultation and the Sixth Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Its purpose is to evaluate key policy…