Kofi Asante

Kofi Asante is a business and economics reporter based in Kumasi. He covers trade, finance, entrepreneurship, and economic development across the Ashanti Region and greater Ghana. A former analyst at the Bank of Ghana, Kofi holds an MBA from KNUST and brings data-driven reporting to stories about markets, commodities, and Ghana's growing tech sector.

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Articles by Kofi Asante

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TOR To Refine 18 Million Barrels of Crude In 2017

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has announced it will from next year refine between 16 to 18 million barrels of crude oil....

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Anxious Developers Await Scrapping of VAT On Real Estate

Real estate developers say they are eagerly awaiting the scrapping of the five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) that was...

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Review EPA- PEF Appeals To Alan Kyeremanten

It appears named Minister of Trade and Industry; Alan John Kyeremanten will have to brace himself to address the many...

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DKM Customers Envisage Good Christmas

Customers of DKM, a liquidated Savings and Loans Company have expressed joy and hope to celebrate Christmas in a...

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Revenue Intelligence Unveils Massive Smuggling of Cosmetics

The Revenue Intelligence (RI), an anti-revenue and economic fraud organisation, says it has intelligence that some...

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Head Porters Express Satisfaction With Business

A cross-section of head porters said the Christmas has dramatically boosted their business activities as they have now...

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BOPP Advocates Review of Oil Palm Production Policies

Mr Samuel Avaala, the General Manager of Benso Oil Palm Plantation Limited (BOPP), has called on Government and policy...

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Takoradi Port Partners Investor To Improve Handling of Containers

The Takoradi Port has signed a joint venture agreement with a private investor, Ibistek Crowley, for the construction...

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Xmas Food Favorites and What They Will Cost You

Prices of foodstuff are on the rise during the Xmas period With the onset of the festive period comes hikes in the...

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GTP Sacks 178 Workers In 2016

Ghana Textile Printing (GTP) Limited, has laid off 178 workers over operational challenges. The affected staff...

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Akufo-Addo Rally Round Businesses

President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that his government will leverage the huge prospect of the...

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Retailers Set To Ring Up Sales In 2017

Cooling inflation, positive consumer sentiment and an expected rebound for the economy should underpin a strong...

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Businesses At Trade Fair Centre Count Their Loss In Gas Explosion Fire

A scene from La Trade Fair where the explosion took place Business entities located at the Ghana International Trade...

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Ghana Hotels Association Launches National Awards

The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA) has launched the second edition of its annual National Hotels Awards in Accra. The...

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Stakeholders Hold Roundtable On Yam Value Chain

Mr Tony Sikpa, the President of the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE), says Ghana must make the...

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Controller Must Pay Our Guide and Transport Allowances – GUDW

The leadership of Ghana Union of Disabled Workers (GUDW) operating under Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations...

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Trade Minister Must Get Rid of Foreign Retailers – Traders

Getting rid of foreign retailers and fulfilling promise to cut down VAT to 3 percent from the 17.5 percent, should be...

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Nimfah-Essuman Appointed Standard Chartered Executive Director

Kweku Nimfah-Essuman is the new Executive Dir and Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered...

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Scrap Energy Sector Levies As Promised – Jinapor To Akufo-Addo

The Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor has challenged president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure that he fulfills...

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My Gov’t Will Not Compete With the Private Sector

The President Elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised members of the Private Enterprise Federation(PEF) that his...