Articles by Kofi Asante
Government’s Octopus Style of Raising Revenue Will Sink Ghana
A ranking member of the Finance Committee of Parliament is chiding government for the octopus style it has adopted in...
GRIDCo Constructs New Power Sub-Station To Feed Accra Central Business District
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has started the construction of a sub-station to reinforce the supply of electricity to...
Informal Sector Players To Enroll On Pension Schemes
Some financial institutions have begun moves aimed at getting more workers in the informal sector to enroll on pension...
248 Accountants Inducted Into ICAG
Two hundred and forty-eight newly qualified accountants were at the weekend inducted into the Institute of Chartered...
Kwaku Kwarteng Backs Bawumia On GHC7 Billion Unaccounted Expenditure
A Deputy Finance Minister nominee, Kwaku Kwarteng, has explained that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia never suggested...
$150m Extra AMERI Payment Not Fraudulent – Edward Bawa
A former Head of Communications for the Ministry of Petroleum, Edward Bawa, has rejected accusations that the erstwhile...
GNPC Urges Ghanaians To Acquire Oil and Gas Skills To Benefit From Industry
The Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) is urging Ghanaians especially residents living in rich-resource...
Don’t Expect Banks To Cut Interest Rates With BoG Policy Rate Cut
Two analysts have applauded the Bank of Ghana for recording the biggest drop in the policy rate in nearly 10 years, a...
Minority Leader Jabs Kweku Kwarteng Over Tax Exemptions
The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu is questioning why the Ministry of Finance is, on its own, writing to companies and...
Entrepreneurs Urged
Young entrepreneurs should grow their businesses gradually rather than start on a grand note if they are to avoid major...
Go To Court! MP Dares Govt
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is bent on impugning the power deal signed between Ameri Energy and the Mahama...
Unilever Tops HR Star Awards
Unilever Ghana was on Saturday, 25th March, 2017, adjudged the Overall Best Organization in HR Practice by the...
Policy Rate Cut Not Interest Rate Panacea
The Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF), Nana Osei Bonsu, has indicated that the recent...
It’s Impossible To Abrogate AMERI Deal – ACEP
The government of Ghana could end up paying huge judgement debts if it goes ahead to abrogate the AMERI power deal, the...
Financial System Weak To Support Industrialisation – Expert
Other aspects of the financial system, including investment funds, need attention since the banks cannot...
NPLs May Rise Over Capping of Statutory Funds
The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Ato Forson, says district assemblies may struggle to meet their obligations to...
AMERI Power Deal Best ‘ever’ – Bawa
A former Energy Consultant for the Energy Ministry and Member of Parliament for Bongo, Edward Bawa, has dismissed a...
$2.3bn Lost To Galamsey In 2016
An estimated $2.3billion worth of gold left the shores of Ghana through illicit small-scale mining (galamsey) in 2016,...
Andani Pushes For Measures To Save Cedi
The President of the Ghana Bankers Association, Mr Alhassan Andani, has called on the government to put in the right...
Banks To Reduce Loan Defaults As It Intensifies Search For Collaterals
Banks have intensified their search for collaterals from businesses and loan applicants in a bid to reduce growing...