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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Eric Opoku Dares Nana Addo; Pay DKM Customers Now

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, who was a Minister for the Brong Ahafo Region under the John Mahama...

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GIHOC Workers Demonstrate Over Salary Increment

The Professional and Managerial Staff Union (PMSU) of GIHOC Distilleries in Accra yesterday demonstrated against the...

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Bank of Ghana Denies Issuing New Denominations

There have been reports that the BoG plans to issue new cedi notes. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied stories...

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Citi FM Dissociates Itself From False BoG New Notes Story

It has come to the attention of Citi 97.3 FM that, a story in circulation headlined ‘BoG to issue new GHC5, GHS30,...

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GWCL Bleeds Over Mismanagement; Pays $2m Monthly For 25 Years On Desalination

The finances of the Ghana water Company are currently suffering as a result of negligence on the part of some of the...

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BoG Justifies $120m Auction

The Bank of Ghana has defended its $120million auction for the first-quarter of this year to control the depreciation...

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Ghana Post MD Must Be Sacked – Workers Demand

Some workers of Ghana Post, have demanded the immediate removal of their Managing Director, Eric Yaw and two other...

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Profile of Dr Kofi Koduah Sarpong, New Ceo of GNPC

Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong is an astute business executive with thirty-four (34) years’ experience at senior management...

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Business Ministry To Make Ghana Competitive Globally – World Bank

The World Bank Group says it is confident the new Ministry of Business Development will propel Ghana’s efforts to be...

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BoG Denies Issuing New GHC30, GHC100, GHC200 Notes

There have been reports that the BoG plans to issue new cedi notes. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied issuing new...

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AGI Meets With President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said, the most effective and efficient way to...

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ACCA Holds 1st Virtual Career & Job Fair

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Ghana will this Friday, 27 January 2017 hold Ghana’s first...

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Minerals Commission Upbeat of Increase In 2017 Gold Output

The Minerals Commission is optimistic gold production will see an increase this year due to some companies ramping up...

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Ghana To Ban Production, Import of Mercury Products By 2020

Ghana, together with other countries, will, by 2020, ban the production, exportation and importation of some...

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Power Purchase Agreements To Be Reviewed

The government has hinted of its plans to review emergency power purchase deals entered into by the previous...

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Economy Worse Than We Thought – Akufo-Addo

Barely three weeks after taking over the reins of government, President Akufo-Addo has revealed a grim picture of the...

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KK Sarpong Is New GNPC Boss

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has appointed Dr Kofi Kodua (KK) Sarpong as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO)...

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“No Dumsor” As Atuabo Shuts Down – Power Producers

The planned shutdown of the Atuabo gas processing plant between February 3 and 20, 2017 will not affect power...

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Create the Environment For No-Money-Down Solar Leasing – IECP Tells Energy Ministry

Institute of Energy and Climate Policy (IECP) is urging the Energy Ministry to create environment for more affordable...

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Dumsor Still Lingers On

If anyone ever thought the power crisis which bedeviled the country in the Mahama-led administration was a thing of the...