Articles by Kofi Asante
MPS To Decongest Tema Motorway Roundabout
Meridian Port Services (MPS) has announced the start of its unprecedented corporate social initiative that will enhance...
Gov’t Signs Loan Agreement With Kuwait
The Government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a concessional loan agreement of Kuwaiti...
NPP Tax Reduction Policy Is Empirically Driven – Apraku
A former Trade Minister has said the manifesto promise of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reduce taxes in Ghana in...
Ghana Must Deal With Economic Uncertainty
Mr Ishmael Yamson, the Board Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, says the banking environment is riskier today...
Ghana Makes Progress In Management of Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned...
Trade Minister Defends Cement Imports From China
Trade and Industry Minister, Dr. Ekwow Spio Garbrah has clarified that the cement regulation law was set up to regulate...
Cement Manufacturers Angry With Spio-Garbrah Over ‘unfair Trade’ Practices
The Association of Cement Manufacturers of Ghana, (CMAG), is demanding an immediate apology from the Trade and Industry...
We’re Not Afraid of Ghana’s Competition – Dangote
Dangote Group, manufacturer of Dangote brand of Cement, said it remains determined to expand its operations in Ghana in...
Dangote Rejects Accusations of Threatening Ghana’s Cement Industry
Cement manufacturing company Dangote has rejected accusations leveled against it by some local operators that its...
MPS To Finance GHC28m Tema Roundabout Improvement Project
Works on the Gh¢28 million Tema Motorway Roundabout Improvement project is expected to fully commence next week. The...
NLC Summons MoF, FWSC For Defying Orders
The National Labour Commission has summoned the Finance Ministry and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission over a...
Inflation Shoots Up To 17.2%
Inflation has shot up from 16.9% in August to 17.2% in September 2016. Inflation for imported items also rose from...
Chinese Take Over Election Printing Deals
You will expect that during this period (fourth quarter of an election year) most local printing companies will be...
Ghana’s Debt To GDP To Hit 70% Mark – Economist
Ghana’s debt to GDP ratio could hit the 70 percent threshold if the base rate for calculating the figure, is adjusted...
Banks Welcome Minimum Capital Revision
Some banks in Ghana have lauded the decision by the central bank to increase the minimum capital requirement of banks....
Corruption Dwarfs Government’s Borrowings – Bawumia
Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has revealed that government...
Court To Hear Injunction Case Against ECG Privatization Today
An Accra High court will today hear an interlocutory injunction case filed against government’s plans of ceding some...
Elections Pose No Major Risks But IMF Thinks Otherwise
The December 7 elections do not pose any major risks to Ghana’s economic rebalancing or its ability to implement the...
Interest Rates Killing Businesses, Suffocating Consumers
Ghana's current policy rate set by the Bank of Ghana is 26 per cent. Such a rate may be considered to be too high given...
Bankers Debunk Claims of Possible Deposit Slowdown
Some banks have debunked claims of a possible slowdown in deposits from customers due to the upcoming general...