Bright Simons, Honorary Vice President of IMANI Africa, has pushed back against attempts to downplay the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) assessment of Ghana’s reported US$214 million losses linked to gold trading, insisting that the Fund has both the mandate and the right to describe the issue as “trading losses.” Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, January 3, Simons explained that the IMF’s conclusions stem from its surveillance role under Article IV consultations, which apply to all member countries, not only those on active IMF programmes.