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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Oil Sector To Boost Int’ Passenger Numbers

The expected increase of investments in the country’s oil and gas sector will inure to the benefit of international...

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Explore New Ways For Gov’t, Private Sector To Work Effectively

President Akufo-Addo says the most effective and efficient way to develop the country is through partnership with the...

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Renegotiating IMF Deal Is No Panacea – Ken Thompson

Renegotiating the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal will not be solving the fiscal and monetary problems Ghana is...

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New Agric Policy To Create 750,000 Direct Jobs In 2017

The Planting For Food and Jobs Policy, set to be rolled out by the NPP administration is expected to create about...

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NPA CEO Moses Asaga Fired

President Akufo-Addo has removed Moses Asaga as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA)....

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Savings Deposits Surpass Fixed Deposits

Growth of demand deposits (current and savings accounts) grew more than time or fixed deposits as at the end of...

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Explosion At TOR Threatens Fuel Security

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) have indicated that the country might be plunged into a phase of fuel shortage...

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No Imminent Fuel Shortage

The Chief Executive Officer of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Mr Isaac Osei, has allayed fears of a possible fuel...

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GRA Intensifies Move To Improve Revenue Collection At Borders

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intensified its works to improve data gathering at the country’s borders. The...

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Mike Nyinaku Adjudged ‘Most Influential’ Business Leader

The Chief Executive Officer of The BEIGE Group (TBG), Mike Nyinaku, has been adjudged The Most Influential Young...

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Gov’t Committed To Partner Private Sector – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the most effective and efficient way to develop the country is through partnership with...

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Gov’t To Cut Energy Sector Levies

The Energy Minister-designate for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, says government will reduce the energy sector levies in spite...

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Moody’s Upgrades Afreximbank’s Rating To Baa1

The global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has announced an upgrade of the issuer rating of the...

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MTN Contributes US$1m To Boost Knowledge of Africa’s History

MTN Group has confirmed its support of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-led drive to...

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Govt Assesses Impact of Tax Cuts

The Ministry of Finance is assessing the impact of the various tax reduction promises made by the ruling New Patriotic...

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Bank of Ghana Not Issuing New Cedi Notes

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied allegations that it will print new 30, 100 and 200 Ghana cedi denominations to...

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Mantrac Injects US$60m Into Economy

Mantrac Ghana says it over US$60million investment injection over the last two years is aimed at boosting the...

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No ‘dumsor’ – GRIDCo, ECG, VRA Assure

Power generators and distributors in Ghana have allayed fears the country will return to the regime of blackouts...

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Producer Price Inflation Ends 2016 At 4.9%

The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for December 2016 was 4.9 percent This rate represents a 7.0 percentage point...

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Tougher Sanctions Needed To Stop Corruption At Ports

Former Rector of GIMPA Professor Stephen Adei has urged the incoming Director General of the Ghana Ports and harbors...