Newmont Ahafo Mine Tops Ghana Club 100 Awards

Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd (Ahafo South Mine) has been adjudged with the coveted top awards as the topmost firm surpassing 99 other distinguished companies at the 20th edition of the prestigious Ghana Club 100 awards organized by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC).

The mining giant’s achievement reflects its outstanding performance in the Ghanaian business landscape, overshadowing competitors and securing the accolade as the best company in Ghana.

Notably, financial technology firm Zeepay, which held the top spot in the previous edition, slipped to the 13th position in this year’s rankings. Scancom PLC Ghana, the operator of MTN Ghana, and Amanex Company Limited secured the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively.

The subsequent rankings from 4th to 10th feature prominent companies such as Goldfields Ghana (Tarkwa Mine), Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (Akyem Mine), Anglogold Ashanti Limited, Dansworld International Services, Abosso Goldfields Limited, Benso Oil Palm Plantation Limited, and FBN Bank Ghana.

This year’s theme, “Accelerating Economic Growth: Amplifying Ghana’s Global Market Footprint through AFCFTA,” aimed to provide a robust platform for assessing Ghanaian companies while fostering the resilience and confidence necessary for global competitiveness.

Yofi Grant, the Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, emphasized the significance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) pact in expanding Ghanaian businesses across the continent. He stated, “For us at GIPC, our work is to complement government efforts by instituting various measures to bolster Ghana’s private sector’s competitiveness on the African continent.”

The 20th edition of the Ghana Club 100 awards celebrated decades of resilience, innovation, and excellence demonstrated by Ghanaian businesses across strategic sectors, including agriculture and agribusiness, financial services, ICT, infrastructure, petroleum, mining services, manufacturing, tourism, health, and education.

The complete list of the top 100 firms recognized highlights the diverse contributions of businesses in driving economic growth and excellence in Ghana.