The 2022 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Mining & Oil and Gas report has revealed that the mining and quarrying sector’s share in Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reduced marginally from 7.8 percent in 2019 to 7.6 percent in 2020.

Kumasi, Sept. 23, GNA – The Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Ghana EITI) has said that the enormous role mining, oil and gas sectors play in the natural resource sector calls for more transparency. It also called for judicious management of revenues from these strategic areas, and reiterated the need for natural resource revenues to be publicly disclosed to promote transparency and accountability.

Accra, 14th April 2022 - The Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) in collaboration with GIZ have launched the 2019 Reports for the Mining and Oil and Gas Sectors in Accra. The objectives of GHEITI Reports were to create the required public awareness, generate interest and debate on the issues raised in the reports, and pave way for stakeholder’s engagements on the reports as required by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard.