Articles by Kofi Asante
Govt Sets Aside GH¢250m To Retire VRA Debts
The government has lodged GH¢250 million into a Debt Service Reserve account, a newly created account, to begin the...
NPP Will Revive Collapsed Cocoa Industry
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured cocoa farmers...
Move To Cashless System In Investment Management
Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, politician and an accomplished businessman, has encouraged financial entities to move towards the...
Government’s GDP Decline Questionable – Economist
An economist with the Institute of Fiscal Studies has questioned Ghana’s new gross domestic product figures put out...
Anthony Yaw Baah Elected New TUC General Secretary
Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah has been elected by popular acclamation as the new Secretary General of the Ghana Trades Union...
Tomato Prices Drop For Second Consecutive Time
In the second week in August, tomato recorded the highest drop in price. The price of a medium size tin of the produce...
Gas Shortage Hits Volta Region, Consumers Stranded
Consumers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the Volta regional capital of Ho have been left stranded following an...
Locally Produced Items Still Pricey
Latest figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have indicated that the rate of inflation for...
Ghana’s Economy Lacks Ability To Create Jobs
A renowned Economist and Lecturer at Kumasi Polytechnic, Mr Kusi Boafo has backed the findings of CDD that the economy...
TEN Project Will Produce 23,000 Oil Barrels Daily – Tullow
The Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) Oil field which is scheduled to commence oil production next week is expected to...
ACEP Lauds Passage of Petroleum Bill
Energy think tank, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), says the passage of the Petroleum (Exploration and...
Ministry Warns ‘lazy’ Cocoa Road Contractors
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Inusah Fuseini, has warned supposed contractors working on cocoa roads in the...
Beware of Unlicensed Financial Institutions
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will not take responsibility for fraudulent activities by unlicensed financial institutions. It...
We’re Cooperating With Police- Microfinance Scam Victims
Some victims of the microfinance scam in the Volta region have disputed Police assertion that they are not cooperating...
Transport Ministry Suspends New Shipping Charges
The Transport Ministry has ordered the immediate suspension of the introduction of the Terminal Handling Charges by the...
End Your Strike Only If… – Labour Expert Tells CLOGSAG
A labour expert, Kwasi Danso Acheampong, has advised the striking Civil and Local Government Service Staff Association...
BoG To Approve Interest On Mobile Money Deposits
The Bank of Ghana will at the end of 2016 give approval for the payment of interest on mobile money deposits in the...
Telecom Analyst Demands Tax Cuts On Imported Phones
Telecom analyst, Fouad Chalabi has taken a swipe at government over taxes charged on telephone handsets imported into...
Government Suspends Terminal Handling Charges
The transport ministry has suspended the implementation of the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) being proposed by the...
Government Warns Road Contractors
Government has warned that it will terminate the contracts of underperforming road contractors in the Ashanti and...