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Gold accounts for 63% of Ghana’s exports as GSS warns of concentration risk

Gold now accounts for 63% of Ghana’s total export earnings, up from 39% in 2004, highlighting the country’s growing dependence on the precious metal and the risks associated with export concentration. The figures are contained in the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) latest 21-year merchandise trade report covering the period from 2004 to…

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