Articles by Kofi Asante
Olam Gives Cocoa Farmers $1million Interest-Free Loans
Head of Business at Olam Ghana Limited, Eric Botwe said the company has given over 1,000 cocoa farmer $1million...
$40 Million Earmarked For Edikan Mine Reinvestment
Gold miner Perseus Mining’s reinvestment into its Edikan mine, in Ghana, would tip at more than $40 million at the...
Cocoa Farmers Learn ICT Skills For Best Practices
The Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union (KKFU) has taken steps to aid its members to adopt best practices through the use of...
Issuing Eurobond With Short Term Maturity Strategic – Terkper
Finance Minister Seth Terkper, has justified the launch of Ghana’s fifth Eurobond at a high yield of 9.25 percent...
COCOBOD Lauds Olams’ Contribution To Cocoa Sector
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana COCOBOD, James Kofi Kutsoati, has praised Olam Ghana Ltd, one of the...
Industrialist Advocates 24-Hour Economy
The Chief Executive Officer of Reroy Cables, Kate Quartey-Papafio, has called on more businesses, especially those in...
Galamsey Threatens Cocoa Sector
The Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Samson Ahi, has bemoaned the debilitating effect illegal...
63% Debt To GDP Figure Erroneous – Bawumia
A former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has questioned government’s 63% debt to GDP...
9.25% Eurobond Yield Shows Confidence
Ghana issued a $750 million Eurobond on Thursday at a more favourable yield of 9.25 percent compared to its last sale,...
Mortgage Above Reach of Workers
Competition in the housing sector is keen with estate developers jostling to out-compete one another while the average...
IMF Is Right To Exit Bailout Programme
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has every right to walk out of the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF)...
Oil Palm Production In Africa Anaemic
The failure of African countries to produce oil palm to meet growing demand has resulted in the description of oil palm...
Ghana To Experience Another Shortfall In Cocoa Beans
Ghana is set to experience another shortfall of about 130,000 metric tonnes in cocoa beans for the 2015/2016 crop...
GRA Cautions Rural Banks Over Non-Payment of VAT
Mr Roger Kumah, the Head of Medium Taxpayers Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in Ho, has cautioned rural...
Railway Workers Suspend Intended Strike
Ghana Railway Workers Union has called off their intended strike schedule on 12th September 2016. Speaking to Adom News...
Ghana Spends On Interest Payments Than On Infrastructure
Ghana is today dolling out more to pay interest payments than it spends on infrastructural or capital projects...
Minimum Wage, Per Capita Income Declining Under Mahama – Bawumia
Ghana’s minimum wage, in dollar terms, has declined from $2.12 in 2008 to $2.02 in 2016 under President John Mahama,...
Finance Minister Peddled Lies On Debt To GDP
The Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party has accused the Finance Minister Seth Terkper of peddling...
DKM Customers Go Wild
Aggrieved customers of DKM Diamond Microfinance Ltd., God Is Love Fun Club and other microfinance companies in the...
Ghana Launches $750 Million Eurobond At 9.25%
The Republic of Ghana has launched a $750m bond due 2022 at a yield of 9.25 percent, according to persons close to the...