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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BoG To Auction of $1.8bn Cocoa Loan To Help Stabilize Cedi

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will from this Wednesday, November 30 start selling part of the $1.8 billion dollar cocoa loan...

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DKM Customers Threaten Demo Over Non-Payment of Claims

Some customers of DKM Microfinance Company who have so far not received any payment of their locked up investments, are...

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Baker Hughes, Fidelity Bank, GTP To Lay Off 460 Workers

Despite the alarming unemployment rate in the country, companies continue to lay-off workers in large numbers, a...

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Silver Star Auto Commissions Kumasi Branch

Silver Star Auto Limited (SSAL) has revived its operations in the Ashanti Region by commissioning a new showroom and...

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Mining Companies Spent $1.5bn On Local Procurement In 2015

The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Mines has said despite challenges facing the mining sector in the...

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Revenue From Gold Exports To Reach Over $4.5 Billion By End of Year

Revenues from gold exports into the economy is expected to reach over $4.5 billion by end of year as the revenues have...

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Total Wins Best CFO and Finance Team of the Year

On Friday 18th November 2016, Total Ghana’s Finance and Accounts Manager, Madam Kwin Foumba Rose Spse Nkada Zogo was...

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Nduom Unveils GN Bank Branch At Mankraso

GN Bank has opened a new branch at Mankraso in the Ahafo Ano South district of the Ashanti Region. Groupe Nduom...

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Infinix Ghana Launches the Zero 4 In Ghana

The hottest new phone in the infinix phone family in the market, the Infinix Zero 4 the PRO, has been unveiled in...

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Trade Ministry Moves To Sanction MMDAs That Flout Made In Ghana Directive

Vice President Kwesi Amissah–Arthur has extolled the leadership qualities of Daasebre Ewusi VII that had contributed...

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AngloGold’s Cash Flow Soars To $161m

AngloGold Ashanti has announced a significant jump in third-quarter free cash flow to $161m, further improving its net...

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BDCs Accuse Gov’t of Subsidising GOIL

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (CBOD) has alleged, and Goil has denied, that government is subsidising...

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Election, Seasonal Demand Mount Pressure On Cedi

The cedi could be in for its toughest test this time in the year, as seasonal demand for the US dollar by importers,...

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NCA To Soon Ban Unsolicited Messages and Calls

The National Communications Authority (NCA) the thebftonline.com has gathered has begun the process to end the...

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Culinary Sub-Sector Can Absorb Jobless Youth If Supported – EKGS Boss

The Director of EKGS Culinary Institute says the culinary sub-sector of the hospitality industry could help address the...

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Stability Agreements Must Be Cancelled

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has made a fresh appeal for Ghana to eliminate stability agreements in the mining sector in...

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Stop the Mining In Forest Reserves – WACAM To Government

The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining, an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the...

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Western Region To Become International Oil Hub Under NPP – Akufo-Addo

The Western Region can expect to be transformed into an international oil hub if the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)...

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Foreign Remittance Recipeints Can Get Fund Via Bank Accounts

Recipients of foreign remittance can now opt to have the money paid directly to their bank account, following a...

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Marbelino Launches First Executive Showroom

Marbelino , a leading supplier of natural stones, marble, granite and ceramics tiles has launched an ultramodern...