Articles by Kofi Asante
Guinness Unveils ‘Osagyefo’ Label
Guinness 'Osagyefo' has been designed to recognise all the cultures and monuments of Ghana Guinness Ghana Breweries...
Tigo, Airtel Merge
Operators of Tigo and Airtel Friday announced that they have, through their respective subsidiaries, entered into an...
Government Scraps 11 ‘Nuisance’ Taxes
Government yesterday announced in Parliament that it has abolished some 11 taxes it termed ‘nuisance’ taxes and...
Seth Tekper Warns Akufo-Addo, Ofori-Atta Over ‘reckless’ Tax Abolishment
Seth Terkper, the finance minister under the erstwhile John Mahama-led administration doesn't agree with scraping taxes...
CEPS Officers Sue GRA Over Dues
Eight officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have hauled the Authority before an Accra...
AGI Welcomes Tax Cuts
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has welcomed government’s resolve to scrap and reduce some taxes on goods...
New GHC5 Note Becomes Legal Tomorrow, Circulation On March 7
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has outdoored a commemorative GHc 5 bank note to celebrate its 60th anniversary, which...
Government To Return Economy On Track
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said that the policies outlined in the maiden Budget Statement and Economic...
Jubilee FPSO Anchored As Tugs Move Off After 12months
Tullow Ghana Limited and its partners have completed the first phase of the Turret Remediation Project on the Jubilee...
Electricity VAT Must Go
Although the government of Ghana has scrapped some taxes and reduced others as a way of bringing down the cost of doing...
VAT Removal Will Revamp Domestic Aviation Industry – Players
The domestic aviation industry has welcomed the removal of the 17.5% tax on domestic airline tickets. Chief Operations...
Kwegyir Aggrey Replaces ‘big Six’ On New GHC5 Note
The Central Bank is set to release the new GHC5 denomination which is to mark the 60th Anniversary of Ghana's...
We’re Against ECG Privatisation – Staff
Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have re-echoed their opposition to the privatisation of the company....
Import Levy Killed Us
The introduction of the import levy on secondhand spare parts by the previous government drove away customers from all...
2017 Budget Is ‘Kasapa’ Budget
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDCs) Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Eguafo (KEEA) constiuency Hon. Samuel...
Ghana Bags US$207m From Oil, 29% Dip
Ghana made US$207.79 million (GH?811.68 million) from oil liftings in 2016, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said in...
Populist and 419 Budget Is A Jeopardy For the Medium Term
A former Deputy Finance Minister under the Mahama led administration, Ato Forson has predicted doom for the country...
Cedi Was Stable For 2016 Period
The Ghana cedi remained relatively stable against the major trading currencies in the currency market, on account of...
Financial Analyst
The decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to scrap some taxes and reduce some is apt, Bernard Owusu-Mensah, a...
IMANI’s Quick Picks From Ghana’s Post 2016 Election Budget
Yesterday, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori- Atta presented his maiden budget to Parliament. The minister...