UPDATE 1-Ghana's Cocobod signs $1.8 bln loan for 2016/17 cocoa purchases
September 21, 2016 at 07:28 AM EDT
ACCRA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Cocobod, Ghana's cocoa regulator, signed a $1.8 billion loan with international banks on Wednesday to finance purchases for the 2016/17 season, which is due to open next month, it said.