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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Explore Realistic System To Shore Up Power – ACEP To NPP Government

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), an energy think tank, wants the incoming NPP administration to explore...

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Relocation of GNPC ‘not Well Thought Through’ – ACEP

The incoming government’s plans to relocate the headquarters of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to...

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NPP Has Men To Tackle Fiscal Challenges

With some few days left for the Nana Akufo-Addo government to take up the mandate of governing the nation, some...

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Domestic Airlines Record Huge Losses Due To Harmattan

Domestic Airlines are counting their losses following the harsh harmattan weather which led to them cancelling majority...

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BDCs Says Government Debt Rises To US$384 Million

Ghana's domestic oil importers said on Friday they may take legal action against the government to recover interest on...

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Gov’t Extends Subah Infosolutions Revenue Monitoring Contract

The outgoing government has extended its contract with IT firm, Subah Infosolutions for the monitoring of revenues...

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Gov’t Extends Subah’s Contract With GRA

Government has extended its contract with Subah Infosolutions, the company monitoring Ghana’s revenue in the...

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Blame Finance Ministry For Non-Payment of Contractors – GETFund

Managers of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), have blamed the Ministry of Finance for its inability to pay...

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Ponzi Scheme Blamed For Financial Misery In Ghana

Many people in Ghana have lost money by investing in a Russian-backed Ponzi scheme which promises huge profits. The...

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Support Private Sector Growth For A Buoyant Economy – CIMG To Akufo-Addo

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) has called on the in-coming administration under President-elect Nana...

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I’m Optimistic of Cedi Stability

The governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has expressed optimism in the stability of the cedi...

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How I Created Business Out of My Passion For Interior Decoration

Senanu Arkutu is the founder and CEO of DAAR Living, an interior styling firm that is diversely African, layered and...

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Proposed Relocation of GNPC Not Advisable – ACEP

The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is kicking against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) plans to relocate the...

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Ghana’s GDP Records 4% Growth In Third Quarter 2016

Ghana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provisional growth in the third quarter of 2016 rose by 4 percent year-on-year....

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NGO Equips Young Entrepreneurs With Skills

Navrongo, Dec. 31, GNA - The Centre for Social Mobilisation and Sustainable Development (CENSODEV), a Non-Government...

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Nestle Rewards Winners of Nido Back To School Promotion

Nestle Ghana has presented scholarship packages worth thousands of cedis as prizes to winners of its Nido Back to...

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GIFEC Rolls Out 54 Rural Telephony Project Sites

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), has rolled out 54 Rural Telephony Project (RTP) sites...

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Contact Center Will Help Reduce Turnaround

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is optimistic it will be able to reduce the time taken to address concerns from the public,...

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Focus On Stimulating Private Sector – NPP Urged

Some private businessmen have urged the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to focus on stimulating...

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Highlights of Major Economic News For 2016

Ghana Revenue Authority holds forum on income tax law The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has held a stakeholders forum...