Articles by Kofi Asante
Inaccurate Data From BoG, Finance Ministry Affecting Gov’t Work – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Minister Nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has disclosed that the lack of accurate data on Ghana’s debt has made it...
Advocacy Needed For Increased Saving and Investment Culture
Mr Kojo Addae-Mensah, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Databank, called on all stakeholders in the financial sector...
GNCC Assures Gov’t of Commitment To ‘pro-Business’ Agenda
Government will be supported by the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce (GNCC) in creating a conducive business...
Ghana Crosses Deadly 70% Mark With ¢120 Bn Debt
Ghana’s total debt stock has reached 119.9 billion cedis as at November 2016, figures from the Bank of Ghana have...
Reducing Taxes Not Regressive – Ofori-Atta
President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the Minister for Finance position, Ken Ofori-Atta, has dismissed suggestions that...
Criminalise Encroachment On BRT Lanes
Managers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) have called for a legislative instrument to criminalise the encroachment on the...
Patronage For African Fabrics High
Madam Comfort Boahen popularly known as Auntie Connie, (Ntoma Hemaa) and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AACAS...
World Bank Misled Ghana – Osafo-Marfo
The Senior Minister designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo has said it was regrettable for the system to allow the Bank for Housing...
World Bank Misled Ghana In Collapse of Bank For Housing & Construction – Osafo-Marfo
The Senior Minister designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo has said it was regrettable for the system to allow the Bank for...
Peace FM, UTV Lead Pack
Despite Group's UTV and Peace FM stand as the two stations with the largest audience share in Ghana today according to...
Adopt Climate-Smart Agric To Ensure Food Security
Farmers need to adopt climate-smart agriculture to ensure food security, a lecturer at the Department of Geography &...
Ghana’s Economy Is Fundamentally Strong But Not Booming
Ghana’s economy is fundamentally strong, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo Minister-designate has said, but noted that it will only...
Taxes Stifling Business Growth Will Be Discarded
Senior Minister-Designate, Hon. Nana Yaw Osafo Marfo has indicated that Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration will...
Paying BDC Debts Will Give Us Respite – OMCs
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have expressed confidence in the new administration to complete the payments of the BDC...
IMANI’S 8 Broad Questions For Ghana’s New Finance and Senior Ministers
1. Your Party’s Manifesto Pledge: Corporate taxes shall be reduced from 25% to 20% in an NPP administration. Capital...
Jubilee Field To Shut Down For 15 Days
Oil production on the Jubilee Field will be shut down for 15 days, starting February 3, 2017, to allow for an...
AngloGold Plans More Than 800 Job Cuts In South Africa
AngloGold Ashanti is in talks with unions to lay off nearly 900 workers at its South African operations, a document...
BoG Unlikely To Change MPR
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank is set to review the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) on Friday...
Tullow To Shut Down Gas Export To Atuabo For Two Weeks
Tullow Ghana Limited, operators of Ghana’s main oil and gas exploration field, plans to begin a 15-day shutdown of...
Prince Amoabeng Explains Why Banks Lend To Gov’t Instead of SMEs
Chief Executive Officer of UT Holdings Prince Kofi Amoabeng has stated that banks increase their dealings with...