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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SADA Lures Investors With Land Bank

The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has said it is exploring the possibility of setting up a legally...

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Gov’t Must End Unhealthy Competition – BDC’s

The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber for Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDC) Senyo Horsi has warned government...

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Rural Banks’ Assets Hit GH¢2.76 Billion

The total assets of the Rural and Community Banks (RCB) in Ghana have hit GH¢ 2.76 billion as at the end of September...

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YEA Announces 5000 Job Vacancies In Ashanti Region

Government has indicated that it is looking at employing five thousand more youth in the Ashanti region, into the Youth...

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Jospong Group Seeks Partnership With Columbus

The Executive Chairman (EC) of the Jospong Group of Companies, Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has expressed the desire of the...

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Nduom To Plug US$1.2bn Rice Import Gap With Edwumawura Rice

Until recently, Edwumawura was only a nickname to business mogul and 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Progressive...

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CIB To Boost Training of Bank Professionals

The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana is to boost the training of banking professionals to enable them to...

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Oil Fails To Lift Agric Sector

Growth in the agriculture sector has failed to mirror annual allocations of oil revenues to the sector, raising...

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Auditor General Validating Pension For Unions – Terkper

The Auditor General is validating the pension of some labour unions in the country to enable their fund managers...

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Union Savings and Loans Now Omni Bank

Management of Omni Bank has set an ambitious target for itself after successfully transitioning from a savings and...

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Labadi Beach Hotel Re-Affirms Commitment To Uphold International Standards

The latest Best 5-star hotel in Ghana has re-affirmed its commitment to uphold international standards in its customer...

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GTP Sends 130 Home As ‘monkey-Dey-Work-Baboon-Dey-Chop’ Syndicate Bites

Textiles printing firm GTP has sent 130 of its workers home, Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour...

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Gov’t Breaks Silence On Frozen Critical Accounts

Government says it still has access to two of its critical accounts despite reports of it being frozen. The Consolidate...

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Access Bank ‘W’ Trains Women Entrepreneurs In Knowledge Hub Series

Over 50 women entrepreneurs in Accra have received training in enhancing their business performance to enable them to...

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Finatrade’s GHc1 Billion Debt Won’t Collapse Banks – Finance Minister

The Ministry of Finance has given a strong assurance that Ghana’s banking sector will remain strong and effective...

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Newmont Ghana Honoured For Commitment To Local Content Development

Newmont Ghana has been at the forefront of encouraging local procurement since it commenced business in 2006. The...

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We’ve Stabilized Economy – Seth Terkper

Ghana’s Finance Minister has defended the government’s management of the economy, saying there have been...

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New BoG Foreign Exchange Auction Rules

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has announced regulations to govern the conduct of competitive multiple-price foreign exchange...

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Black Stars Must Raise Own Fund

Managers of the Senior National team, the Black Stars of Ghana must find ways of rebranding the team to enable it...

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BOG Asks Apex Bank MD To Proceed On Leave

The Bank of Ghana has directed embattled Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank, Kwadwo Aye Kusi, to proceed on leave,...