{"id":225090,"date":"2024-10-03T08:40:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/03\/tanzanian-delegation-to-understudy-ghanas-gold-purchase-programme-2\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T08:40:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:40:23","slug":"tanzanian-delegation-to-understudy-ghanas-gold-purchase-programme-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/03\/tanzanian-delegation-to-understudy-ghanas-gold-purchase-programme-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzanian delegation to understudy Ghana\u2019s Gold Purchase Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Tanzanian delegation from the Ministry of Minerals is in Ghana to learn lessons from the country\u2019s Gold Purchase Programme to replicate it in the East African nation. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Archard Kalugendo, an Assistant Commissioner for Minerals, Ministry of Minerals of Tanzania, led a three-member delegation to pay a courtesy call on Mr. George Mireku Duker, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines at the Ministry in Accra. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kalugendo, the leader of the delegation, said the Tanzanian Government had passed a legislation to make sure all mining companies operating in Tanzania sold about 20 per cent of the gold produced locally to government for value addition. <\/p>\n<p>He said though the new law faced resistance from some mining firms and civil society organisations, the Tanzanian government was determined to implement the legislation. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kalugendo believed that having sufficient gold reserves could cushion the local currency to fight the frequent depreciation. <\/p>\n<p>The delegation has already engaged the officials of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and will also engage some agencies under the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. <\/p>\n<p>During the interactions, Mr. Mireku Duker touted the unique features of Ghana\u2019s mining industry, which had generated sustainable revenue to fund key government initiatives.   <\/p>\n<p>He commended the Tanzanian government for taking steps to learn from established and experienced industry like Ghana. <\/p>\n<p>He noted that as an emerging giant in the mining sector, it was imperative that the Tanzanian government opened itself to knowledge-sharing opportunities. <\/p>\n<p>He said Ghana\u2019s mining industry was on the path toward value addition; hence the government of Ghana enacted a law to ensure that 30 per cent of gold produced locally should be sold to the Bank of Ghana for refinery purposes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis forms part of the government\u2019s broader ambition of making Ghana the hub of value addition in the West African Sub-region,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n<p>He also shed light on the Gold for Oil policy, which had been a significant intervention in the efforts to strengthen the local currency. <\/p>\n<p>He commended the Tanzanian delegation for expressing their interest in learning from the innovative policy, noting that it could be a game-changer for their economy.   <\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Minister assured the delegation of Ghana\u2019s readiness to share knowledge and experiences with them. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kalugendo was accompanied by Mr. Bahati Minja, the Office of Treasury Registrar and Joseph Ngulumwa, a Geologist with the Ministry of Minerals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanzanian delegation from the Ministry of Minerals is in Ghana to learn lessons from the country\u2019s Gold Purchase Programme to replicate it in the East African nation. 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