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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I’ll Revamp Lake Bosomtwe Tourism – Simon Osei-Mensah

Ashanti Regional Minister Nominee, Simon Osei-Mensah has promised to institute measures aimed at revamping one of the...

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Choosing the Right Colours 1

While our room colour may seem insignificant, it affects us every day and can influence our moods and thoughts. Color...

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Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executives Nominated For GECE Awards

Some outstanding Entrepreneurs and Corporate Chief Executives have been nominated to receive honours at the 7th Ghana...

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Funding ‘cocoa Roads’ With Proceeds From Cocoa Farmers Is Exploitative

Western Regional Minister-designate, Dr Kwaku Afriyie has expressed dissatisfaction with what he described as the undue...

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Airtel Ghana Ranks In Top Two Most Influential Telecommunications Company In Ghana

Airtel, the Smartphone Network has being ranked one of the top two Most Influential telecommunications companies on...

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Sasso Supports Pupils With 30,000 Exercise Books

More than 5,000 pupils from selected schools in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions have benefited from...

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Government Begins Negotiations To Extend IMF Deal

Citi Business News can confirm that Government is considering extending Ghana’s program with the International...

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Throw Out Foreigners In Retail Business

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo has emphasised that the law on foreigners engaging in businesses meant for Ghanaians...

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Duffour Chides Previous Gov’t Over Oil Cash Investment

A Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) Dr. Kwabena Duffour has criticized the erstwhile John Mahama government for...

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Cocobod To Store Grains

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo has outlined government’s plans to solve post-harvest losses in the agricultural...

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1.6m Students To Benefit From Free SHS Policy, Gov’t To Spend GHc3.6bn Yearly

About 1.6 million eligible students between the ages of 15-17 years across the country, are expected to benefit from...

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Industrial Policy Grows Mouldy, Industrial Dev’t Fund Never Established Five Years On

The five-year implementation period of Ghana’s Industrial Policy came to an end last year, but industrialists can...

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Adjust Maritime Boundary In Our Favour

Ghana's neighbour, Cote d’Ivoire, wants the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany...

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Niche Cocoa To Increase Local Cocoa Consumption

Edmund Poku, Chief Executive Officer, of Niche Cocoa Industry has pledged to ensure that more than 60 percent of...

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Agric Is Biggest Growth Driver

The Managing Director of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, says the surest way for any government to spur growth in the...

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Economy Remains Largely Informal – GSS Report Confirms

None of the ten regions of the country has up to 20percent of businesses or what the statistical service calls...

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We’ll Replace Food Imports With ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ Campaign — Afriyie Akoto

The government will, by April this year, launch an audacious campaign to turn farmlands and backyards into a huge food...

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Industrial Policy Grows Mouldy

The five-year implementation period of Ghana’s Industrial Policy came to an end last year, but industrialists can...

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JISLAH Financial Services Kick-Start 2017, Align Strategies To Propel

It was all joy and excitement when Management and Staff of JISLAH Financial Services (JISLAH) were joined by...

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Vodafone Adds Five To Female Engineering Programme

Telecommunications pacesetter, Vodafone Ghana has added five more young ladies to its ‘Female Engineering Students...