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 Retains Policy Rate At 25.5%

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has retained its policy rate at 25.5%. This is due to the fact that the Central Bank views the...

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BEIGE Admits 90 Students Into Talent Development Project

The BEIGE Foundation has identified and admitted 90 more students from 17 selected schools into its youth mentoring and...

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Policy Rate Likely To Remain At 25.5%

There are high expectations the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana will maintain its policy rate at 25.5...

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ACEP Urges Gov’t To Audit Power Sector

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called on the new administration to conduct an audit of the country’s...

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Govt Will Not Encourage Sole Sourcing Says Ofori-Atta

The Minister-designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, says his ministry will not tolerate unwarranted sole sourcing of...

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Airtel In Talks With Tigo For Ghana Merger

Bharti Airtel is in talks with rival Millicom International Cellular for a possible merger in Ghana, as India’s No. 1...

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Labadi Beach Hotel Wins Best 5-Star Hotel For 2016

Labadi Beach Hotel has emerged as the 5-Star Hotel of the year Labadi Beach Hotel has emerged as the 5-Star Hotel of...

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President Akufo-Addo Pledges Commitment To Address Importers’ Needs

President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised to resolve all challenges confronting Importers and Exporters in Ghana. The...

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Ghana’s Public Debt Stock Hits Gh¢119.9 Billion

A Bank of Ghana (BoG) summary of Economic and Financial Data says Ghana’s total public debt has hit Gh¢119.9 billion...

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Mobile Application To Identify Certified Electricians Developed

The Energy Commission has designed a new mobile application (app) that will help the public to easily identify...

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Societe Generale Introduces ‘mobile Bank’

Societe Generale Ghana has introduced a mobile banking service to ensure convenience for customers and easy access to...

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Government Urged To Formulate National Policy On E-Agriculture

Participants at the end of the 68th Annual New Year School and Conference (ANYSC) have called on government to...

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Siemens Ghana Launches Oil and Gas Training Programme

Siemens Oil and Gas Limited, Ghana has launched an Oil and Gas sector training programme to help build local capacity...

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‘One Village, One Dam’ Is Feasible

A doctor in Geography and Resource Development at the University of Ghana, Legon has said, government’s proposed...

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IMF Team Set For Feb Visit

Finance Minister-designate, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has hinted that a team from the International Monetary Fund is...

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Traders Back At Nkrumah Interchange

Traders who used to ply their trade at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle prior to the construction of the interchange are back...

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We’ll Sustain Discussions Around Agri-Business — New Year School

The Dean of the School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), Professor Michael Ayitey Tagoe, says the school...

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STCCI Inducts New Executive Members

The Sekondi-Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (STCCI) has elected new executive members who have been inducted...

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Ghana’s Public Debt Reaches GHC120 Billion

The Bank of Ghana's (BoG) Macroeconomic and Financial Data report revealed that the country’s debt stock has reached...

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I Will Stop Ghana’s $ 4 Bn Loss To Corruption – Ken Ofori Atta

Confronting the 4 billion dollars loss to corruption should create enough buffers to meet the infrastructure...