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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BoG Adjudged Central Bank Risk Manager of the Year 2017 Source

The Central Bank has been adjudged the Risk Manager of the Year by the Central Banking Publications (CBP), in...

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Airtel Presents GHc10,000 To “Wo Mmere Nie” Promo Winner

Ghana’s smartphone network Airtel, on Friday presented the first cash prize of GH¢10,000 to a lucky subscriber in...

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Government To Create Industrial Estates Across Ghana

Government will build industrial estates to drive the economic agenda of creating jobs and diversify the economy, Trade...

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Ghana Must Process 50 Percent of Cocoa – CEO COCOBOD

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo has expressed optimism that Ghana...

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Twin-City To Have Off Dock Container Terminal

The first phase of the off dock Container Terminal being constructed by Ibistek Limited in partnership with the Ghana...

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‘Revisit ECG Deal Under Millennium Power Compact’

The Ghana Electrical Contractors Association (GECA) has called on the government to revisit the concessionary...

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Government To Offload Shares In Aveyime Rice — Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto

The government intends to offload its 60 percent shares in the struggling Aveyime rice project at Battor in the Volta...

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BoG Regulations Must Recognise Specialized Banks – NDK Boss

The Chief Executive Officer of NDK Financial Services, Oko Nikoi Dzani, is appealing to the Bank of Ghana to identify...

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Nzema Chiefs Reject New Ghana Gas CEO

Nzema Chiefs in the Western Region have strongly opposed the decision of President Nana Akufo-Addo to appoint Dr Ben...

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Kofi Nti Takes Over As New Commissioner-General of GRA

Outgoing Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr George Blankson, has handed over to a new GRA...

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Tullow Expands Scholarship Scheme In Local Universities

Tullow Oil Ghana, an oil exploration and production company, has expanded its annual scholarship scheme to include more...

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Social Employers’ Vision Must Concern All Workers

The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), Mr Solomon Kotei says the vision of the...

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UK Government Reviews Decision To Cut Aid To Ghana

The United Kingdom government has announced that it has reviewed its decision to cut aid to Ghana. In an exclusive...

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GRA Task Force Recovered GHS183.5m In 2016

THE Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) mobilised tax revenues amounting to GHS183,559,837.70 between January 1, 2016, and...

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Ignore Fuel Shortage Claims – ACEP

African Center Energy Policy (ACEP) has dismissed claims that the country will soon be experiencing acute fuel shortage...

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Otabil, Adei Dine With Ofori-Atta Over 2017 Budget

Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that he has met up with the ICGC founder Dr. Mensa Otabil and other high...

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ETI Positioned For Strong Earnings Growth In 2017

On the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE,) the African Export-Import Bank and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated , parent...

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ITLOS Rules On Ghana-Ivory Coast Dispute September

Ghana and Ivory Coast are expected to know their fate in the maritime boundary dispute by late September 2017. The...

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Commissioner General of GRA Warns Against Falsification of Documents

The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, George Blankson has warned importers, traders, shipping agents...

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Minister of Transport Tours Port of Takoradi

The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah as part of his maiden visit to the Western region has visited the port...