Business News of Sunday, 25 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye, has said that the government’s decision to suspend the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal has been vindicated by rising global gold prices. How OSP actions stopped Agyapa and TOR deals – Sammy Darko detailsHe stated that Ghana currently produces about three million ounces of gold annually from large-scale mining. Using 2025 large-scale output of about three million ounces, at a minimum royalty rate of three percent, Ghana earns roughly 90,000 ounces. He dismissed claims that opposition to Agyapa was ideological, stating that halting the deal protected Ghana’s fiscal future. Had Agyapa gone ahead, the main beneficiaries of today’s global gold prices would have been the 49% private shareholders.

Source: GhanaWeb January 26, 2026 00:22 UTC