Ghana's Finance Minister says the new financing model will use domestically issues cocoa bonds to buy cocoa and then repay investors from cocoa sales proceeds within the same crop year
Newsquawk Staff ·
- Ghana plans to process more than 50% of cocoa beans locally.
What it means
Ghana's initiative to finance cocoa purchases through domestically issued bonds reflects a strategic shift towards enhancing local processing capabilities, aiming to cover over 50% of cocoa beans this way. This could bolster the domestic cocoa market and strengthen its pricing power while also influencing global supply dynamics, given Ghana's significance as a leading cocoa producer. Traders should monitor the impact on cocoa prices and any potential regulatory or infrastructural changes that may arise from this financing model.
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