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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Minister Push For Brown Card Recognition In Francophone Countries

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr. Emmanuel Bombande has called on the Council of...

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Ameri Shutdown Could ‘resurrect’ Dumsor

Credible information available to The Finder suggests that an emergency technical challenge has led to a shutdown of...

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Power Firms In GH¢19bn Maze of Debt

Government’s efforts to address the debt position of four key state-owned enterprises in the energy sector has left...

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Illegal Miners Begin To Abandon Obuasi Mine

The Minerals Commission is hopeful illegal miners occupying Anglogold Ashanti’s Obuasi mine, will comply with its...

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Fuel Prices Likely To Go Up Again

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana, has forecast a likely 7-13 percent fuel price adjustment beginning Sunday...

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Ghana & Kuwait Sign Loan Agreement

The Government of Ghana and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a concessional loan agreement of...

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Automobile Firms Threaten Import Cuts Over Sulphur Saga

Automobile dealers have threatened they will halt the importation of new cars into the country should government refuse...

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Cement Manufacturers Mad At Spio-Garbrah

The Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) has expressed dismay at Minister of Trade & Industry, Ekwow...

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Marine Gas Oil To Drop By 20% – President Mahama

President John Mahama has disclosed that discussions are far advanced for Ghana to reduce the cost of marine gas oil by...

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Banks Are Weak

The country’s financial sector remains relatively weak and elementary after more than a century of financial services...

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Moves To Establish Regulatory Boards For Cash Crops Intensified

Minister of Food and Agriculture Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna says it is working closely with the private sector and...

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Local Investors Lap Up First USD Bond

The subscription period ends Thursday, October 13, 2016, but the first ever USD-denominated domestic bond issued by...

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IMF Hopeful Ghana Will Return To Economic Prosperity

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is hopeful about Ghana’s return to economic prosperity as the government...

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NIC Committed To Improve Industry Capitalisation

Ms Lydia Lariba Bawa, Commissioner of Insurance says the National Insurance Commission (NIC) as part of its Risk Based...

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Reduce Prices of Handsets To Reflect Tax Regime

The Chief Executive Officer of the Telecommunications Chamber, Mr Kwaku Sakyi Addo, has asked mobile phone distribution...

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Kwesi Botchwey Urges BoG To Do More For Banks

A former finance minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, has urged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to come up with a stable policy...

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Vodafone African SME Summit Set To Begin

Driven by its passion to empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, events and marketing communications...

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Avenor Rural Bank Makes Impressive Growth

The total assets of the Avenor Rural Bank has increased to GH¢11,311,838 in 2015, rising 29.14 per cent from...

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GOIL Appoints New Management

Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has made changes to its management staff with the appointment of three new managers. The...

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DKM Customers Seek Injunction To Stop Payments

Some customers of DKM Microfinance in the Northern regional capital, Tamale, are seeking to place an interlocutory...