The forum brought together banking experts, minerals governance experts, academics and students to explore the concept and the best practices in the monetizing minerals royalties. Dr Carl Odame-Gyenti called for a review of all existing gold mining agreements to enable the country maximise the benefits of monetizing its mineral royalties. He insists that monetizing our mineral royalties is the only way government can raise the needed investment. He said moving away from rent collection would require the country to look at the option of monetizing its mineral royalties. Mr Baah pledged to deepen consultations to ensure that the Special Purpose Vehicle for monetizing the country’s mineral royalties, Agyapa, achieves its goals for the benefit of all.
Source: GhanaWeb May 04, 2021 13:07 UTC