The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has officially extended the deadline for transitioning to its new gold trading license regime from May 21 to June 21, 2025. The announcement, made in a statement released on Thursday, May 22, and signed by Prince Kwame Minkah, Media Relations Officer of GoldBod, follows multiple …
Read More »Gov’t Deports 3 Foreigners, Set To Prosecute 3 Others Over Gold Smuggling
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced that three out of six foreign nationals arrested for smuggling gold will be deported. The remaining three will face prosecution under the new gold trading laws. The decision was disclosed by Prince Minkah, spokesperson for the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), during a press …
Read More »GoldBod Begins Licensing Of Service Providers
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the commencement of the licensing of service providers within the gold trading sector, effective Wednesday, April 23, 2025.Ghanaian fashion A Ghanaian 18 years and above or a fully owned Ghanaian company may apply to GoldBod for a license online via GoldBod’s official website, …
Read More »Goldbod Orders Foreigners To Exit Local Gold Market By April 30
The Ghana Gold Board has informed the general public that pursuant to the Ghana Gold Board Act (ACT 1140), 2025, passed by Parliament on 29th March, 2025 and assented to by the President of the Republic on 2nd April 2025, all licenses issued by the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) …
Read More »All Gold Trading Licences Issued By PMMC Nullified – GoldBod Announces
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced a significant restructuring of the country’s gold trading framework following the passage of the Ghana Gold Board Act (Act 1140), 2025. The law, passed by Parliament on 29th March 2025 and assented to by the President on 2nd April 2025, effectively revokes all …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi Appointed As Acting Managing Director Of PMMC; Tasked To Set Up GOLDBOD
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Sammy Gyamfi as the Acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC). This appointment, effective January 16, 2025, tasks Mr. Gyamfi with the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), a key promise in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 manifesto. Felix …
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