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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Gov’t Details ‘1-District 1 Factory’ Policy

Government has explained that its ‘one district, one factory’ policy is to ensure that Ghana’s ongoing...

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FDI Dips By 66% In 5years

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has seen a consistent drop in five years, by 65.85percent, since peaking at...

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Stop Financing Infrastructure Projects

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) says the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) should desist...

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NCA Struggles To Justify ‘sweetheart’ ICH Deal

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has courted controversy by awarding a multi-miilion cedi revenue assurance...

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Dalex Finance Holds Caribbean Festival

Dalex Finance has ushered its staff into 2017 with a Caribbean Festival held at Maya Cova Beach Club. The company...

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Renegotiate Aspects of Ghana’s IMF Deal – Kusi

The Executive Director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), Professor Newman Kusi, has called for the...

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We Are Not Subsidised By Government – Goil CEO

Goil, has denied allegations that it was being funded by government to subsidize its product Ghana’s leading oil...

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Mixed Reactions Meet BoG’s $120m Auction

There are mixed reactions over the Bank of Ghana’s decision to auction 120 million dollars to commercial banks...

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Two Sign Pact On Agric Scheme For Youth

Two institutions have signed an agreement to make agriculture an attractive business, particularly for the youth. The...

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Financial System Hostile To Agribusiness – Dr. Abu Sakara

Ghana needs to create a favourable financial system to support the agricultural sector, the 2012 presidential candidate...

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Ghana Needs Bold, Systematic Policies To Improve Economy

Ghana needs new, bold and systematic policies capable of bringing about fundamental changes to the economy, the...

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OMCs Justify Petroleum Price Increases

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the country have justified the continuous increases in prices of petroleum products...

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Bank of Ghana To Auction $120 Million To Help Stabilise Cedi

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced plans to release some $120 million onto the market for the first quarter of this...

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Mahama Government Leaves GH¢23m Hajj Debt

The Hajj Board under the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has left behind a debt of Ghc23...

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Cedi Depreciation Causing Increase In Fuel Prices – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has blamed the continuous fall of the cedi against the dollar for the recent...

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Impressive Earnings Reports To Drive Capital Gains In 2017

On the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE,) the stock market fell in terms of total volumes and values in the second day of...

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Agric Minister Designate’s Stance On GMOs Spurs Food Sovereignty Opposition

Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) says it is strongly opposed to the nomination of Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as...

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Siemens Ghana Launches Oil and Gas Training

Siemens Ghana, a subsidiary of Siemens, the global energy experts, has launched an Oil and Gas sector training...

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SIC Life To Start Universal Bank In 2019

A life insurer in Ghana, SIC Life Company Limited is set to operate Universal bank in 2019. This was disclosed by the...

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VRA Owes Ghana Gas $306 Million

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has called on the Ministries of Finance and Energy to urgently...