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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NIB Celebrates Retail Credit and SME Week

The National Investment Bank (NIB) has ended its “Retail Credit and SME” week celebration in Kumasi with a renewed...

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Use Phones To Boost Economic Development

The youth have been urged to use the smartphones available in the country for their personal development. Dr....

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Komenda Sugarcane Farmers Secure $24.5m Loan To Expand Their Business

Sugar cane farmers in and around Komenda have been handed a boost to expanding their farms following the Parliament of...

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Devtraco Best Project Practices

Devtraco Plus is an industry leading real estate developer that has successfully created a unique niche for its...

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Work On Economic Weaknesses – Korean Ambassador

African governments have been advised to overcome their economic challenges and work towards becoming the next...

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Tax On Imported Poultry An Exercise In Futility

A new report on the poultry industry in Ghana has shown that government’s action to promote the industry by slapping...

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GACL Seeks Private Capital For Airport City II

The Ghana Airports Company Limited is seeking private capital to execute its Airport City II project, designed to...

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Average Interest On Deposits Decrease To 12.2%

The Bank of Ghana’s latest Average Interests (IA) on deposits report released shows a decrease in the average minimum...

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Ghana’s Tumbling Agric Worrying – NPP

The opposition New Patriotic Party(NPP) has bemoaned the poor growth rate of the Agriculture sector describing it as...

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Cocoa Sector ‘disastrous’ Under Mahama

The management of the "all-important" cocoa sector has been "nothing short of a disaster" under the Mahama...

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Election Blues To Impact Cedi Minimally – Analyst

The activities of speculators which cause the cedi to depreciate against some major trading currencies may have minimal...

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Interests On Mortgage Loans Hit 31.5%

Ghana’s quest to reduce the almost 2 million housing deficit may take a long time as interest on mortgage loans...

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GRA Launches E-Card For Customs Duty Payment

The Ghana Revenue Authority in collaboration with Ecobank and West Blue Consulting has launched an electronic card for...

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Banks Reducing Interests On Deposits – BoG Report

The Bank of Ghana’s latest Average Interests (IA) on deposits report released shows a decrease in the average minimum...

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Ghana’s Economy In Tatters – ISSER

Professor Felix Asante, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has indicated...

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Capital Bank Expands Operation In Kumasi

Indigenous bank, Capital Bank, in a bid to offer more convenient customer-focused solutions, has opened its second...

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GCB Wins 2016 Best Retail Bank

GCB Bank Limited has been adjudged the Best Retail Bank in Ghana for the year 2016. The fourth annual West Africa...

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GCB Evolves 3 Customer Friendly Policies In Three Months

GCB Bank Limited (GCB) has implemented three major customer centered policies between August and September this year....

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MASLOC Disburses More Than GH¢0.8 M To Traders In Ashanti Region

Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has disbursed a total of GH¢829,600.00 to women traders in 11...

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Apex Bank Cautions Rural Banks Over Unregulated Concentration of Funds

Rural and community banks (RCBs) have been urged to invest in safe government and Bank of Ghana (BOG) instruments to...