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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Public Procurement Authority To Begin E-Procurement In June

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) is expected to begin the implementation of an electronic monitoring process in...

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GCNet Calls For Improved Valuation To Meet Revenue Target

Information Technology Company at the ports GCNet has stated that government can block leakages at the ports to meet...

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Rice Farmers Record Bumper Harvest But Worried Over Lack of Ready Market

Rice farmers in the Volta Region who complained of losses in the past are now heaving a sigh of relief as their...

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GHC398m Worth of Taxes Scrapped

Parliament, Wednesday, granted GHC398million worth of tax reliefs to help reduce the burden on the few Ghanaian...

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Government Urged To Reduce Taxes On Imported Sanitation Equipment

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tidy Up Ghana Limited, Mr Steven Kofi Ampofo, has charged the government to...

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Government Courts Investors To Sustain Komenda Sugar Factory

The CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Reginald Yofi Grant has stated that the NPP government will...

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FDA To Get Tough With Importers of Fake Products

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has resolved to deal with importers and manufacturers who import or manufacture...

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We’ll Prove Our Case In Court – SIC

Management of SIC Insurance Company Limited has assured its customers and stakeholders to remain calm following a case...

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12 World’s Leading Cocoa Companies Pledge To Help Ghana Fight Galamsey

Twelve of the world's leading cocoa and chocolate companies have promised to help Ghana address the issue of illegal...

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I’ll Grow Private Sector

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is determined to create prosperity and higher income for Ghanaians by...

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Premium Bank Supports GHc2.5m TidyUp Waste Transfer Station

Premium Bank, through its business support arm the HelpStation, has assisted waste management company, TidyUp, to...

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GHC398m Worth of Taxes Scrapped Off

Parliament, Wednesday, granted GHC398million worth of tax reliefs to help reduce the burden on the few Ghanaian...

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Ghana To Operationalise E-Procurement By June – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says government will start an E-procurement process in public procurement by...

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Amandi Orders 200MW Power Plant To Shore Up Ghana’s Energy Deficit

General Electric (GE), the world’s premier digital industrial company, has announced the order of a 200MW...

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Ghana Made Shea Butter Downgraded On International Market

Farmers and women groups engaged in the shea butter and groundnut business in the Upper West Region say they have lost...

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Income Tax Amendment Bill Passed

The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2017 has been passed by Parliament to remove the tax on gain from the realisation of...

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Levy On Specific Imported Goods Scrapped

A bill that seeks to amend the Special Import Levy, Act, 2013 (Act 861) to remove the levy payable on specific imported...

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Revised Local Content Policy To Compel Multinationals To List On GSE

Multinationals operating in the country could soon be asked to list on the stock market as part of proposed changes to...

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Allocate 10 Per Cent of Pension Funds To Private Sector –Tony Elumelu

African governments should allocate 10 percent of Pension Funds to support the private sector especially entrepreneurs,...

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Importers To Save Hundreds of Dollars From Import Levy Cuts

Importers and freight forwarders are anticipating at least 200 dollars cut in cost of clearing goods following the...