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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Fishermen Resort To Illegal Fishing Methods Just As Their Chinese Counterparts

Some fisher folks in Western Region have vowed not to give up light fishing and the use of dynamite and other illegal...

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Elmina Gets $7.48m Fish Processing Plant

A $7.48 million turnkey fish processing plant has been commissioned at Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abram (KEEA)...

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Government Urged To Check Illegal Operators In Oil Palm Industry

The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has called on government and other stakeholders to urgently check...

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Train Ghanaians To Maintain Aviation Equipment

Minister of Aviation, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has asked foreign companies that supply high-tech equipment to the...

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Western Region Fishermen Defy Order On Illegal Fishing

Illegal fishing activities continue to impact Ghana’s fishing industry. The development is reported to have reached...

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It Is Dangerous To Fill LPG To the Brim

It is risky and unsafe to fill a Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinder to the brim as it can easily explode at the slightest...

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Ghana’s Honey Industry Gets Boost With First Honey-Based Drink

Last week witnessed a major paradigm shift in Ghana’s local honey industry as the demand for the commodity has now...

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Scientists Discover Worm That Can Biodegrade Polythene

Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene....

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Esoko Accused of Thwarting Planting For Food and Jobs Initiative

Deputy Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Mr Akaare Damian, says Esoko, a Non-Governmental...

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Oil Marketing Companies Are Conscious of Safety Measures

Oil Marketing Companies are conscious of human safety at their operational areas and filling stations and would...

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Tax Reforms Must Be Evident-Based

An economist at the University of Ghana (UG) has proposed that tax reforms should be based on evident-based models,...

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Government’s Fertiliser Subsidy Programme In Limbo

Government’s fertiliser subsidy programme in the Upper West region is in limbo as farmers in the region and...

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Offinso North Eyes 2 Factories

Authorities at the Offinso North District Assembly in the Ashanti Region are eyeing two factories from the government's...

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Barclays UK Exit Presents More Opportunities For Ghana

Barclays Africa says the decision by Barclays UK to exit from the region will not affect its operations in Ghana and...

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Declining Oil Prices Will Least Affect Economy – Economist

Some Economists have ruled out any significant impact on Ghana’s economy following the declining global oil prices....

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NPA Confiscates 10,000 Litres of Diesel

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has confiscated 10,000 litres of diesel in its recent crackdown on sellers of...

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Africa Must Harness Arts and Craft Potentials To Boost Economies

The Chief Executive Officer of African Arts and Culture Company, Mr Stanley Felten says Africa abound in arts and...

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Government Must Pass Affirmative Action Bill – CEO UBA

The Chief Executive Officer of UBA Ghana, Mrs. Abiola Bawuah has called for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill...

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Ghana Ready To Abide By Nuclear Safety Rules – Atomic Energy

The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission has expressed its readiness to maintain high safety standards as the nation prepares...

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Take Advantage of ECOWAS Markets To Boost Trade

Governments should take advantage of the enormous opportunities that markets in the Economic Community of West Africa...