Articles by Kofi Asante
IMF Decides Ghana’s Fate Under ECF Tomorrow
CitiBusinessNews.com can confirm the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet tomorrow, September 28,...
BoG Warns of Blacklisting Banks Over Electronic Fraud
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Abdul Nashiru Issahaku has asked banks to step up efforts in stemming the...
Vietnamese Investors Target Rice Investment
Vietnamese rice investors and exporters drawn from about 14 companies are in the country to explore investment...
Airfares To Go Up From Saturday
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will from Saturday 1st October begin charging its safety charge on all...
HFC Bank Earmarks GH¢198.1m Credit For Cocoa Sector
HFC bank has announced plans to increase its investment in the cocoa sector from GH¢90 million to GH¢198.1 million in...
‘Aayalolo’ BRT Suspended
The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system which began on Monday September 27 has been halted. According to Starr News sources,...
Moody’s Reviews Ghana’s Issuer Outlook From ‘negative’ To ‘stable’
Rating agency, Moody’s has reviewed Ghana’s issuer outlook from negative to stable, maintaining the rating at B3....
Ban On Imports Not Solution To Trade Imbalances
An advisor to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mr. Franklin Belnye has kicked against the placement of ban on some...
Terkper Upbeat of First Local Dollar Denominated Bond
Finance Minister Seth Terkper is optimistic government’s decision to issue its first local dollar denominated bond in...
No Dedicated Lanes For ‘BRT’, It’s Now Quality Bus System
Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), the implementers of the supposed Bus Rapid Transport (BRT)...
IMF Cash Delay To Push Inflation & Credit Up
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) is cautioning cost of credit as well as inflation...
Further Delay In IMF Cash Will Push Interest Rates Up – Economist
An Economist with the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, (ISSER), Professor Robert Darko Osei, is...
African Economies Reel Under Petroleum Slump – ACEP
Many Oil producing countries in the African sub-region have been the worse hit by the plummeting oil revenues following...
Be Accountable In the Management of Revenue
Dr. Steve Manteaw, co-Chairman of Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) has called for...
AfDB Poised To Lighten Africa
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for bold action to light up Africa...
Ghana Bans Use of Samsung Galaxy 7 On All Airlines
The regulator of Ghana’s aviation industry, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has banned the use of Samsung...
Ghana Gas Justifies Dismissal of 13 Workers, Withholding Salary of 42 Others
The Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) says it did not err in dismissing 13 workers and withholding the August salary of...
Government Charged To Spend Oil Revenues Responsibly At All Times
Government has been charged to spend oil revenues responsibly at all times to enable it to mitigate the negative impact...
2017 Debt Servicing To Hit GH¢17.5bn
Debt servicing in 2017 is expected to hit GH¢17.55 billion, representing more than 25% of the total projected resource...
Additional $200m Loan Awaits COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed a $1.8billion cocoa syndicated loan agreement in Frankfurt, Germany, for the...