Mahama said the IMF had agreed to send an early mission to conduct a regular review.

The government might have to cut back on interest payments and funding for the transition, he added, unless a budget is passed in December.

Illegal small-scale gold mining known "galamsey" in Ghana has picked up this year following an almost 30 per cent rise in global gold prices.

Inflation rates exceeded 50 per cent in 2022, and the stable West African country accepted a $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout afte...