Ghana Plans to Buy Oil With Gold Instead of US Dollars

Ghana Plans to Buy Oil With Gold Instead of US Dollars
Ghana's Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia is sworn in at the Independence square in Accra, Ghana, on Jan. 7, 2017. Luc Gnago/Reuters
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ACCRA—Ghana’s government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Thursday.

The move is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars by oil importers, which is weakening the local cedi and increasing living costs.