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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Terkper Eyes Diaspora Bonds

The Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has strongly indicated that the government is seriously considering issuing diaspora...

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Energy Experts Confirm NPP’s Warning On Return of ‘dumsor’

The country faces an imminent power challenge in December or early next year, two energy experts have said –...

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Handicraft Sector Records 23% Growth

Non-traditional export earnings from the handicraft sector grew by 23 percent in 2015; from US$3.47 million in 2014 to...

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PUC Signs MoU With London South Bank University & ABE

The Pentecost University College (PUC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the London South Bank...

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Atwima Kwanwoma Bank Posts GH¢7.2m Profit

Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank Limited in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region has posted another remarkable growth...

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Punish Gov’t Officials Who Don’t Comply With Made In Ghana Policy – AGI

President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) James Asare Agyei has called on Minister of Trade and Industry...

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Money Is A Challenge To Fixing ‘Dumsor’

Deputy Power minister John Jinapor has confessed that finding the needed funds to keep power supplies stable has...

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Frankly, Money Is A Challenge

Deputy Power minister John Jinapor has confessed that finding the needed funds to keep power supplies stable has...

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We’re Not Shedding Load

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has allayed fears of the public that it is rolling out a load shedding exercise....

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Tax Hikes Will Intensify After December – CSOs

Civil Society organisations (CSOs) have indicated that government’s spending cuts and tax rises will intensify after...

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WAPCo Chases Dangote Gas

Officials of the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) are in talks with Dangote Refinery to buy gas to bridge an...

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The E-Dinar Coin Presentation In Ghana

On October 27th, 2016 at 10 am in the Airport View Hotel in Accra, Ghana, the world's fastest-growing brand-new...

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Issuing Local Dollar Bond Must Be Measured- Economist Warns

As the contention between some bankers and the Finance Minister continue over the issuance of local dollar denominated...

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Interest Payments Expenditure Worrying – Minority

A member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah has questioned the GH¢1.9 billion to be...

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Local Firms Outmuscled In Freight Business

Indigenous freight forwarders, mainly engaged in customs brokerage, ship husbandry and ancillary port services, are...

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Cocoa Production To Improve

Although Ghana’s cocoa production fell short of industry forecasts for the 2015/16 growing season, increased...

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Terkper Banks Hopes On TEN, Sankofa

The country’s debt stock which is currently about GH¢105 billion is expected to decline in 2017, with the economy...

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Ghana Gas Reacts To Project Cost

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited (Ghana Gas) has explained that it has not inflated the cost of contract for the...

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GPHA Prepares For Increased Container Traffic

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has taken delivery of two tug boats to augment its fleet of machinery to...

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GSE Urged To Intensify Education On GAX

A Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Charles Asembri, has said small businesses have...