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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Tough Times Ahead For Ghana’s New President Nana Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s economic challenges Nana Akufo-Addo has officially began work as president of Ghana, the new head of state...

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$34b Needed To Fix Housing Deficit – Estate Developer

The Chief Executive Officer of Danywise Estate and Construction, Frank Aboagye Danyansah, has decried Ghana’s growing...

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AfDB President Advocates Improved Finance For Africa

Mr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for improved access to financing to...

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I Will Not Reject COCOBOD CEO Appointment

General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) Solomon Kotei, says he would not reject the...

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Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth To Pick At 2.9% In 2017

Sub-Saharan African growth is expected to pick up modestly to 2.9 percent in 2017 as the region continues to adjust to...

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Nsotreman Rural Bank To Leverage Micro Finance For Growth

The Nsoatreman Rural Bank Limited at Nsoatre in the Sunyani West District of the Brong Ahafo Region has earmarked micro...

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Amend Transition Act To Curb Future Challenges

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has called for an amendment of the Presidential Transition Act (845) to curtail...

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Economy “very Difficult, Not An Easy One”

The Akufo-Addo government has inherited a “very difficult” economy from the previous administration, Vice President...

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‘Take Labour Issues Very Serious’ – Employment Minister-Designate Told

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called on the Minister designate for Employment and Labour Relations to provide...

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Ghana Safe From Kerosene Shortage – Energy Institute

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has downplayed fears of a likely shortage of Kerosene following scarcity of the...

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UKGCC Meets Veep

Members of the UK-Ghana Chamber Commerce (UKGCC) have paid a courtesy call on Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The...

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Banks Express Hope In Reduction of NPL In 2017

The Energy sector debt owed to banks is the major contributor to Non Performing Loans in the country Banks in the...

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TUC Entreats Labour Minister To Have An ´open-Door´ Policy

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called on the Minister designate for Employment and Labour Relations to provide...

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TUC Asked Labour Minister-Designate To Be Listening

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called on the Minister designate for Employment and Labour Relations to provide...

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Foreign Investors Cautioned Against Gold Scammers

Foreign investors in the gold industry have been advised to be cautious of scammers in the country who pose as miners...

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Mauritius To Build Cyber City In Ghana

Mauritius has announced plans to undertake a number of projects, including the construction of a modern cyber-city in...

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USA-Africa Chamber Confident In New Administration In Area of Doing Business

The Chairman of the U. S.A-Africa Chamber of Commerce (USA-ACC), Ghana, Mr Martin Ofori, has touted Ghana as a...

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Labour Law Discriminates Against Contract Staffs-Charles Bawa Duah

Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Charles Adongo Bawa Duah has explained that the...

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GRA Academy Gets New Administration Block

The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority Mr George Blankson yesterday commissioned an ultra-modern...

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GRA Tax Exemption On Real Estate Must Be Amended – Property Developer

Mr Frank Aboagye Danyansah, the Chief Executive Officer of Danywise Estate and Construction, has called for an...