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  "id": 15769686,
  "title": "Government owes Ghana Water Company GHC459m - Management tells Works and Housing Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/government-owes-ghana-water-company-ghc459m-management-tells-works",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:51:45.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/news/government-owes-ghana-water-company-ghc459m-management-tells-works-and-housing-minister"
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  "summary": "Management of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has said the government owes the company GH¢459 million as of September 2026, warning that the outstanding debt is putting significant pressure on its finances and operations.",
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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."
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