Who wins and loses under Ghana’s major mining overhaul?

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Ghana is undergoing a major overhaul in its mining sector, with reforms promising greater state control and direct community benefits. However, these changes also risk raising financing costs and could impact investor confidence and create unintended losers.

Ghana’s boldest mining redraft in two decades promises host communities a direct stake in development and gives the state greater control over mineral wealth. But shorter leases and tighter rules could raise financing costs, test investor confidence and create unexpected losers.