Ghana must tread cautiously on the Gold Fields Tarkwa Lease debate

The ongoing national discussion surrounding the proposed renewal of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mining lease has evolved beyond a simple argument over foreign ownership. At its core, the debate raises a far more strategic question: Does Ghana currently possess the full institutional and financial capacity to independently sustain a world-class large-scale mining operation without exposing the economy to significant risk? The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has argued that Ghana should reject the...

By Isaac Yeboah