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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Gold Output To Hit 2.8m Ounces By End of Year

Mr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor, President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, is optimistic that gold output from producing...

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Government Bans Export of Rosewood, Stops Issuance of Permits

John-Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has revealed a ban has been placed on the export of...

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Unilever Pledges To Partner Akufo-Addo Gov’t

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unilever Ghana Ltd., Mr. Edward Effah, has congratulated the President of the...

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Ban On Local Carriers To End By December

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says it is optimistic of meeting the United States Federal Aviation Authority...

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Banking Sector Fragile- President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s banking sector has become increasingly fragile as a result of the...

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2nd Edition of Ghana CEOs’ Summit Launched

The second edition of the Ghana Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Summit and Awards was launched at a short but colorful...

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Address Fuel Price Hikes

The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), the Progressive Transport Owners Association...

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Reviewing Power Deals Will Save $2.5bn Annually

Reviewing existing and pending Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) could save Ghana from shouldering a liability of...

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Don’t List ‘strategic’ GRIDCo On GSE

State power transmitter Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) must not be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as...

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Akufo-Addo Doing ‘gymnastics’ With Energy Sector Levy

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government is engaged in ‘gymnastics’ (playing games) with the energy...

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New Securities Industry Act Will Sanitise Market

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it would set very high standards for the regulation of the securities...

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Transport Unions Congratulate President Akufo-Addo

The leadership of the three main private transport unions in Ghana have pledged their support for the government of...

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International Voice Calls Decline, As Domestic Traffic, SMS Rises

Statistics from the National Communications Authority (NCA) on mobile cellular activity between Ghana and the rest of...

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Akufo-Addo ‘shifting Goalpost’ – Minority

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has clearly changed his position on the three-year programme signed between the...

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Taxes, Levies On Electricity Tariff To Be Reduced – President Akufo-Addo

DESPITE a $2.4 billion debt that has crippled the energy sector, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured of...

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List ECG On GSE, Too – Staff

Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have called for the inclusion of the company in government’s plan...

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Don’t Misapply $120m Meant For “Planting For Food and Jobs Initiative – GAWU

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), has cautioned the Akufo-Addo government, against the misappropriation of...

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AngloGold Pays Dividend First Time In 3 Years

After more than three years of non-payment of dividends to its shareholders, mining giant AngloGold Ashanti is to...

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Construction of Takoradi To Paga Railway To Begin End of Year

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that, the Takoradi – Paga rail line campaign promise will begin...

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Barclays Seals Divorce Agreement With African Subsidiary

Barclays has reached agreement with its African subsidiary about the details of their divorce, a key step before the...