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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Prioritized Expenditure To Curb Budget Overruns – Former PIAC Chairman

A Former Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) Major Ablorh-Quarcoo (Retired) is asking...

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NDC Gov’t Distributed Non-Tested Agro-Chemicals To Farmers

The Minority Spokesperson on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has made an allegation...

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Procurement System Must Be Efficient – Mona Quartey

Deputy Minister for Finance, Ms Mona Quartey has underscored the importance of an efficient and transparent procurement...

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Banks To Raise Cost of Lending

Cost of borrowing is expected to go up in the coming months as some commercial banks are planning to adjust their...

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Economy In Crisis, Gov’t Confesses

Contrary to government’s denial of a weakening economy, Business Finder can confirm that the same government has...

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Terkper Presents 2017 1Q Budget Today

The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, is expected in Parliament today, October 20, 2016 to present an advanced budget...

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Chinese Galamseyers Take Over Wassa Forests

Hundreds of residents in Wassa Juabo in the Amenfi Central Municipality of the Western Region on Thursday, 20 October...

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DKM Microfinance Liquidator Is A ‘hoax’

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama constituency Henry Kwabena Kokofu has described the appointed liquidator...

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Check Rising Debt Levels – Dalex CEO Tells Government

Government has been advised to check the country’s rising debt stock. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance,...

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Businesses Are Disintegrating – IMANI

A policy think-tank, IMANI Center for Policy and Education, has raised concerns about the rate at which businesses in...

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World Bank Commits €3.5m To Reform Tema Port

To ensure trade facilitation and harmonisation in the sub-region, the World Bank, in collaboration with ECOWAS, are...

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Cheap Fuel Draws Foreign Airlines To Accra

An increasing number of foreign airlines are lifting aviation fuel from Accra, following a reduction in the price of...

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Private Sector Must Invest In Local Rice Industry

Stakeholders in the rice industry have urged the private sector to heighten their interest in domestic rice production...

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Nana Addo Promises To Establish Ginger Factory In Atwima

The presidential nominee of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to...

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Procurement of Made-In-Ghana Goods To Become Mandatory – Spio-Garbrah

The Ministry of Trade and Industry is considering enacting legislation that will make it mandatory for public...

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Ghana Re Supports Seven Institutions

Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited (Ghana Re) has presented separate cheques amounting to GH¢165,000 to seven...

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Gov’t Urged To Train People For the Job Market

The Dean of the College of Education of University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo, has underscored the need for...

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NPA, Think Tank, Clash Over Fuel Prices

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana have clashed over reported fuel...

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Asogli State To Establish Fertilizer Plant At Ho

The African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) has begun feasibility studies for the establishment of a...

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Calls For Additional Increase In Cocoa Price ‘irrational’ – Sampson Ahi

A Deputy Minister of state, Sampson Ahi has defended the Mahama-led government for pegging the producer price of cocoa...