{
  "id": 1735923,
  "title": "GoldBod did not record GH¢22bn loss; audited accounts show GH¢5.44bn surplus – Institute of Fiscal Policy Governance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/goldbod-did-not-record-gh-22bn-loss-audited-accounts-show-gh-5-44bn",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:29:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/goldbod-did-not-record-gh%c2%a222bn-loss-audited-accounts-show-gh%c2%a25-44bn-surplus-institute-of-fiscal-policy-governance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Institute of Fiscal Policy Governance has debunked claims that the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) incurred a loss of approximately GH¢22 billion in 2025. The Institute asserts that GoldBod's audited financial statements reveal a surplus of around GH¢5.44 billion for the same period, contradicting the assertions made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin and members of the Minority Caucus. The Institute emphasizes that the claim lacks support from GoldBod's audited financial statements, which detail total revenue of GH¢5.55 billion and total expenditure of GH¢109.6 million, resulting in a surplus before exceptional items of GH¢5.44 billion and a surplus after exceptional items of GH¢5.443 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}