{
  "id": 12865289,
  "title": "Ghana raises $288 million debt to finance cocoa purchases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ghana-raises-288-million-debt-to-finance-cocoa-purchases",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:58:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/08/ghana-raises-288-million-debt-to-finance-cocoa-purchases/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has raised 3.39 billion cedis ($288.02 million) through a short-term debt issuance in the domestic market to finance cocoa purchases from farmers as the country’s new crop season gets underway. The post Ghana raises $288 million debt to finance cocoa purchases appeared first on Nairametrics .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}