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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Trade Fair Centre In Ruins

The Ghana Trade Fair Center, which used to be a centre of attraction and convergence for trading activities among the...

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Ghana Is Not Poor – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo is optimistic his government will harness the numerous natural resources in the country to uplift...

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Afb Ghana Delivers On Promise, Records Significant Growth In 2016

One of the leading financial services companies in the country, afb (Ghana) plc, has reported significant improvement...

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Investors Flood GIPC Over One-District, One-Factory – Yofi Grant

Investors have been inundating the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) with enquiries about the prospects of...

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IMF Deal Was A Waste of Time

Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, the Chairman of the Finance Committee has rebuked the NDC government for failing to meet...

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Unilever Pledges To Support Government

Unilever Ghana Limited, the largest producer and retailer of consumer goods in Ghana on Wednesday indicated support for...

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Tema Port Expansion Contractors Call On Akufo-Addo

A delegation from Bolloré Transport & Logistics, APM Terminals and Meridian Port Services Ltd, the shareholders of the...

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2017 Budget Would Be Business Friendly

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the 2017 budget would come up with policies to aid the growth of businesses....

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‘$250 Million Required To Reclaim Lands and Water Bodies Destroyed By Galamsey’

An estimated $250 million is required to reclaim lands and water bodies affected by illegal mining (galamsey)...

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SADA, Rasmal Group Sign $800m Deal To Help Transform Savannah Zone

The Rasmal Invest Group of Morocco has signed an agreement with the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA)...

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We’ll Not Take Excuses From Nana Addo – Business Community Warns

The business community in Ghana has served notice it will not take excuses from the new government in the event that...

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Ghana’s Economy Faces Further Downgrade As Debt Hit GHS122billion

An economist, Courage Kinsley Martey, is warning Ghana’s economy is likely to be downgraded further by international...

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Gov’t Assures Collaboration With Telcos On Policies

Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu Ekuful and the Acting Director-General of National Communications Authority...

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Akufo-Addo Lied About C$125million Canadian Grant – Ex-Agric Minister Reveals

Former Minister for Food and Agriculture in the Mahama administration, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna has cast doubts on...

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Kofi Buah Fears Privatization of VRA, GRIDCO

Former Petroleum Minister, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, says he fears the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid...

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I Won’t Abrogate ‘genuine Contracts’ – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has assured investors that his government is not going to embark on contract termination spree,...

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Fitch Affirms Ratings of 3 UBA Subsidiaries At B-Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of United Bank for Africa Cameroon (UBA CAM),...

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BEIGE Capital System Upgrade To Boost Competitive Capacity

Global Solutions (GS), the regional partner of TEMENOS banking software in West Africa, has confirmed the successful...

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We’re Ready To Release Locked Up Pension Funds – NPRA

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has disclosed that it should be able to release locked up pension...

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WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Enters Into Force

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed the entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO)...