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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Mining Injects GHC1.35bn To Economy

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr. Sulemanu Koney, has hinted that the mining sector is a...

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Capping Interest Rates Could Be ‘disastrous’

The government should not attempt to introduce legislation to cap interest rates because the consequences could be...

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New Rules For Microfinance Companies Good – Banking Consultant

Banking Consultant, and Head of the Osei Tutu II Centre for Executive Education & Research, Nana Otuo-Acheampong has...

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Final DKM Creditors’ List Comes Out Tuesday – Official Liquidator

The long awaited list of validated DKM customers who have not received any payment of their locked up cash is to be...

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Introduce Local Content Law For Mining Sector – Ankrah

Mr Prince William Ankrah, the General Secretary of the Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU), has called for a local content...

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Change of Gov’t In Ghana Won’t Affect Bailout Deal – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has watered down arguments that conditionalities under its Extended Credit...

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FBNBank Ghana Introduces Transfast Money Transfer Service

FBNBank Ghana has scaled up its money transfer services with the introduction of TransFast Money, a global remittance...

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Government Not Subsidizing Goil

Finance minister, Seth Terkper has debunked suggestions that Government pays Subsidies to the Ghana Oil company...

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GOIL Remains Biggest OMC Under Price-Deregulation

Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) remains the biggest Oil Marketing Company (OMC) in the country in terms of both market...

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Gov’t Targets 8% Growth Rate Next Year

President John Mahama has once again assured the nation that the economy will recover after it increased revenues and...

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Manchester City Celebrates Global Partnership With TECNO Mobile

Premium mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile, and the premier league side, Manchester City, have reached a deal that makes...

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We Will Lay Off Workers If Nothing Changes – Diamond Cement Warns

Diamond Cement has disclosed to Citi Business News it is still considering its decision to lay off fifty percent of the...

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Ghana-To-Chicago Cocoa Pipeline Feeds American Sweet Tooths

Stroll along the Chicago River’s west bank on Chicago’s tony Near North Side and a sweet breeze will surely catch...

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New Legon Botanical Gardens Opens

Patrons of the University of Ghana’s Botanical gardens will henceforth access other services with the launch of the...

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Woman Quits Journalism To Sell ‘Sobolo’

Yes, she did that. What at all will motivate a young lady who was enjoying her role in the media as a newscaster resign...

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Mahama Applauds Jospong Group of Companies At 10th Anniversary of Zoomlion

President John Mahama has eulogised the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong,...

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‘Cement ‘war’ Good For Building Industry’

Competition in the cement industry has been identified as a fundamental tool to ensure that cement becomes affordable....

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YEA To Recruit More Youth

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has recruited a total of 6,501 youths into the various modules across the region as...

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FDIs Slump By 59.9%

Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) for the third quarter of this year slumped by 59.96 percent, according to data...

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More Women In Urban Centers Shy Away From Vegetable Farming

Many women are happy about nurturing the greens but only a few are said to find vegetable farming fascinating. That’s...