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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Food Prices Reduce In Accra Markets

Prices of foodstuffs in the various markets in Accra have dwindled, traders have told Citi Business News. This is...

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Economy In ‘bad, Dire’ Shape

Ghana’s economy is in a “bad” and “dire” shape, Chairman of consultancy firm Ishmael Yamson & Associates has...

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Cocoa Shortage Looms In Ghana

Cocoa shortage is looming in Ghana as illegal diamond and gold mining activities are killing cocoa farms in mining...

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New Govt Must Follow Roadmap To Settle VRA Debt- GNPC CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC), Alex Mould has charged the new...

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$1bn China Development Bank Loan Can’t Be Paid?

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has expressed doubts about the ability of the Ghana National...

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A Rejoinder To the 10-Point Plan For Solving Graduate Youth Unemployment In Ghana

Ghana’s Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the lead official in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s...

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Botswana Based Company Acquires Afb Ghana

Letshego Holdings Limited (“Letshego”), the inclusive finance focused group with consumer lending, microfinance and...

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SSNIT Boss Grabs GH¢6bn Housing Loan Less Than A Year To Retirement

Documents sighted by ultimatefmonline.com, have revealed that the Director General of the Social Security and National...

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Tema Port To Be Fully Automated Within 3yrs

Tema port tol be fully automated within the next three years The port of Tema will be fully automated within the next...

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Reduce Taxes On Fuel Products – Chamber of Petroleum Consumers

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has called on government to review some tariffs on petroleum products to reduce the...

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Redeem Your Promises – Volta Fisherfolk To Akufo-Addo

Fisher-folk in the Volta Region are calling on the new government to redeem its campaign promise of protecting the...

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Fidelity Bank Picks Two International Awards

In the same year that it picked the most coveted award in the Ghana banking industry, Fidelity Bank has received two...

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Gov’t To Chase Illegal Chinese Miners

Minister-designate for Lands, Natural Resources and Forestry John Peter Amewu, has pledged to halt the operations of...

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Esoko Utilising Mobile Money Service To Reach Smallholder Farmers

Esoko Ghana Limited is taking advantage of mobile money service technology to reach out to smallholder farmers in order...

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Instant Pay Service Tops the Agenda In 2017

The Management of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) said it would embark on aggressive public...

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Unilever Commits To 100% Recyclable Plastic Packaging

Unilever has committed to ensuring that all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by...

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Ghana To Study Agric Production From Israel

Ghana intends to tap into Israel’s expertise in agriculture in order to boost production and create more jobs in the...

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What Next For SADA?

Until recently, the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) was an infamous spectacle of how bad management...

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Expresso Workers Head To NCA Over Salary Arrears

Workers of Telecommunication Company, Expresso, have disclosed to Citi Business News they will file an official...

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IFS Renews Pressure To Hedge Ghana’s Oil

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), has made fresh calls for Ghana to hedge its oil to protect the country from...