{
  "id": 842461,
  "title": "COCOBOD threatens to withdraw LBC licences over cocoa purchases on credit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/cocobod-threatens-to-withdraw-lbc-licences-over-cocoa-purchases-on",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/cocobod-threatens-to-withdraw-lbc-licences-over-cocoa-purchases-on-credit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has warned Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) against purchasing cocoa beans from farmers on credit, with repeat offenders facing the possibility of losing their operating licences.",
  "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."
}