Business News of Thursday, 5 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, on Wednesday February 4, 2026, chaired the signing of a landmark inter-agency agreement aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing controls within Ghana’s gold sector. “Your presence reflects our shared commitment to a robust framework for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing in the gold sector,” he added. The agreement builds on the Gold Sector AML/CFT/PF Joint Action Plan, capturing more than a year of technical work. The UK-Ghana Gold Programme, which provided technical support, was acknowledged for its role in facilitating inter-agency collaboration. Ampem expressed confidence that the agreement “sends a strong and credible signal of Ghana’s resolve” to safeguard the integrity of its gold sector.

Source: GhanaWeb February 05, 2026 17:37 UTC