ACCRA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana cannot confirm or deny whether it is considering an order for large-scale mining firms to sell 20% of their refined gold to them from Jan. 1, 2023, Communications Officer Sam Opoku told Reuters on Friday.

The plan was outlined by Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia earlier on Friday. (Reporting by Cooper Inveen Writing by Sofia Christensen Editing by James Macharia Chege)