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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FDA Closes Down Piccadilly Factory

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has closed down the ware house of Piccadilly Biscuit Limited after the Authority...

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Excessive Political Interference Impeding Growth of GNPC – Manteaw

Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), Dr. Steve Manteaw has revealed that one of several...

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Scrap Energy Levy, I’ll Walk Barefooted To the Flagstaff House

Former Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has promised to walk barefooted from parliament to the presidency to...

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When Barclays PLC Divorced Barclays Africa

Barclays PLC is to disinvest its controlling interest in the Barclays Africa Group after four years of joining hands...

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Komenda Sugar Factory Needs GH?6m Resume Production – Minister

Central Region Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has revealed the Komenda Sugar Factory requires a minimum working capital of...

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Digital Economy, A Huge Potential For Businesses

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chief Executives Network Ghana, Mr Ernest De-Graft Egyir, has urged...

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Energy Debt GHC1.3bn Not GHC2.4bn

Ghana’s energy sector debt is GHS1.3billion not GHS2.4billion as announced to parliament by President Nana Akufo-Addo...

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GTA Moves To Increase Tourist Attraction of the Bosomtwe Lake

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has unveiled an ambitious plan to increase the tourist attraction of the Bosomtwe...

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Sponsors of the Tema Port Expansion Project Visit Site

Executives from APM Terminals and Bolloré Transport & Logistics, the sponsors of the Tema Port Expansion Project, have...

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Akufo-Addo Did Not Appoint New GOIL CEO

President Nana Akufo-Addo did not appoint a new Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Oil Marketing Company, GOIL,...

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Parliament Committee On Communications Tours Subah

Parliament’s select committee on communications on Monday toured two facilities of Subah Infosolutions, a leading...

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Banks Pay 11.9% But Charge 33.4%

Banks are paying an average of 11.9 per cent per annum as interest on deposits but charging their borrowers an average...

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Formalin Use Claim Collapsing Our Business – ‘Koobi’ Sellers

Market women who trade in dry fish popularly known as ‘Koobi’ say patronage of the fish has declined over the last...

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Formalin Claims Is Collapsing Our Business – ‘Koobi’ Sellers

Market women who trade in dry fish popularly known as ‘Koobi’ say patronage of the fish has declined over the last...

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Stop Running All 6 Units of Akosombo Dam At Full Blast – Jinapor Warns

Former Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has warned managers of the power sector against the continuous running...

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Dangote Ends Nigeria’s Cement Importation

In its 2016 full year audited results presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos yesterday,...

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IFS Charges Government To Sack Redundant Workers

The Institute for Fiscal Studies, a finance and economic think-tank based in Ghana, says the current practice, whereby...

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Allow Cedi To Fall To Assess Its Strength

The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Ken Thompson has reiterated calls to allow demand and supply to determine...

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Ignore GPHA Rebels and Continue the Good Works of Anamoo

With the appointment of Paul Ansah as acting Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), he has...

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NPP’s Negativity To Blame For Cedi Depreciation – Ricketts-Hagan

A former Deputy Minister of Finance with the Mahama administration, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has blamed the Akufo-Addo...