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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MiDA Postpones Bidders Conference; Opposition Against ECG PSP Heightens

The Millennium Development Authority’s (MiDA) has postponed its planned Bidders Conference for six shortlisted...

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BoG To Announce Economic Capital Before Minimum Capital

Despite reports that the Bank of Ghana(BoG) may compel all banks in the country to meet the new capital requirement...

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Subah Wins Contract To Manage Sierra Leone’s International Gateway Monitoring System

Technology giant Subah Infosolutions has been awarded the International Gateway Monitoring System (GWMS) contract by...

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Goldstar Air To Train Ghanaian Pilots In Lithuania

Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian airline as part of efforts to indigenize its operations and rely on Ghanaians, is...

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France To Increase Investments In Ghana

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said French businesses are ready to increase their investments in all sectors of...

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MASLOC Disburses More Than GH¢800,000.00 To Traders

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

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Ada Rural Bank Posts Over GH¢290,000 In Profit

The Ada Rural Bank made significant gains in assets growth, investments and deposit mobilisation between 2014 and 2015,...

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We Have Never Defaulted In Tax Payments In Ghana

Dangote Cement Company has stated emphatically that it has never defaulted in its tax payments in Ghana. The comment...

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Govt’s Intention To Mortgage Gas Reserve Not Ideal

Energy expert, Kojo Poku says government’s intention to mortgage Ghana’s gas reserve with China for a Chinese loan...

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Gov’t Must Engage Local Cable Manufacturers – ReRoy Cables

Local cable manufacturers have appealed to government to enforce the country’s local content laws to protect...

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Dangote Focused On Growing Ghana’s Economy

The Dangote Group of Companies are focused on contributing to the economic growth of Ghana through job creation and the...

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SADA To Raise $5bn For Agricultural Transformation

The Director of Integrated Development Programme of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), Dr Emmanuel...

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‘Don’t Base Budget Allocations On Revenue From Oil and Gas’

The head of Energy, Oil & Gas Unit of the Real Sector of the Ministry of Finance, Dr Joseph Asenso, has cautioned...

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Gov’t Allocates GH¢1.8m To Help Boost Tourism

The government has released GH¢1.8 million to the tourism sector to help bolster and support its growth. The grant is...

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Greenstreet Boots Out GMO Foods

The Convention People’s Party presidential candidate has restated the party’s disdain for genetically modified...

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Brace Up To Pay More For Power In 2017 – Expert

Energy expert Kojo Opoku is predicting that electricity consumers will be paying more for the service in 2017....

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Dangote Not Flouting Trade Regulations In Ghana

The Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Dangote Cement Ghana Ltd, Tor Nygard has revealed the company's commitment to...

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SADA To Raise $5 Billion For Agricultural Transformation

Dr. Emmanuel Abeere-inga, Director for Integrated Development Programme of the Savannah Accelerated Development...

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GRA, USA Customs Tighten Security At the Borders

The Ghana Revenue Authority in partnership with the United States Customs’ and Border Protection have agreed to...

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Chinese Embassy Supports GEPA

The Chinese Embassy has provided logistic support to the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) to enhance its...