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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Gov’t Not Showing Commitment To Developing Agric Sector – Journalists

The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) is accusing government of not showing...

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Assets Under Private Pension Funds Hit GH¢6.4 Billion

Total assets under the management of private pension funds have reached GH¢6.4billion as at September this year, Baba...

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AGI Angry At Government Over High Taxes

Government’s continuous imposition and introduction of taxes on businesses is making Ghanaian businesses...

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Industries Want Subsidies On Residential Power Removed

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has served notice that industries can no longer bear the payment of subsidies...

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Economists Back Economic Capital For Banks

Some economists have backed the Bank of Ghana’s proposal to introduce economic capital requirement for banks as part...

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Investors May Turn Away From Komenda Sugar Factory

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has disclosed that government’s decision to contract...

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Election ‘fever’ Slows Business Activities At Tema Port

Few days to the general elections on December 7, some exporters, importers and clearing agencies at the Tema Port have...

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3rd Ghana Oil and Gas Awards Held

The 3rd Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA 2016) brought together players in the oil and gas industry. The awards...

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France Downplays Low Investments To Ghana Over 2016 Elections

The expectations of foreign organisations operating in Ghana, ahead of the elections, continue to tilt towards a...

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DKM Moneys Will Be Returned – Nduom Assures Nkwanta Traders

Presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP,) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has told traders of the...

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Mantrac Ghana Opens Free E-Learning Website For Technicians

Mantrac Ghana has announced the opening of Caterpillar’s ‘Technicians for Africa’ e-learning website for Ghana....

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Private Sector Must Own Exim Bank

The Minister for Finance, Mr. Seth Terkper has urged the private sector to brace itself up to own Ghana’s Export and...

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MTN Ghana Bags Three IPR Awards

MTN Ghana has received three awards at the 5th Institute of Public Relations (IPR) Excellence Awards held in Accra. For...

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UMB Bank, U-Tour, Inesfly, Others To Receive Top Brand Awards For 2016

UMB Bank, U-Tour, Melcom, and Wire Weaving Industries are to receive Brand Leadership Awards as “Top Brands” for...

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Nana Addo Promises Rubber Processing Factory For Ahanta West

The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has promised to build a rubber processing factory in...

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Reconsider Trade Liberalization Policies

The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), James Asare-Adjei has called on government to as a matter...

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AGI Awards Companies For Outstanding Performance

The Association of Ghana Industries has awarded over twenty companies and industries for their outstanding achievements...

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France Confident In Ghana’s Economy

French Ambassador to Ghana Francois Pujolas has expressed confidence in Ghana's economy, describing it as a haven for...

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GRA Gets E-Payment Platform

Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in partnership with Ecobank and West Blue Consulting has launched an electronic card for...

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Ghana Is A Haven For Investors – French Ambassador

Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador says the political and socio economic stability in Ghana has made it a haven...