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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We’re Not Fronting For Foreigners In Retail Business – GUTA

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has rejected claims by government that its members are fronting for...

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Gov’t Targets Up To $100 Million For Historic Domestic Dollar Bond

The sale of the first dollar-denominated bond for local investors begun on October 3 Government is looking at raising...

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Loan Applicants Cautioned Over Fake, Forged Documents

President of Groupe Ideal, a leading financial institution in Ghana, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, has cautioned loan applicants...

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Oil Price Shocks To Stifle Long-Term Economic Dev’t

The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has said the failure of...

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Gov’t Intervention Spurs Growth In E-Zwich

The decision by the government to allow the use of the biometric payment system, e-zwich, for a number of its...

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Lifting Rice Ban Unfortunate

Rice importers have described as unfortunate government’s decision to lift the ban placed on inland importation of...

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Top CFOs In Ghana Launch New Exclusive Forum

A new group with a focus on enhancing the financial performance of businesses which will impact the economic growth of...

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Petrosol Launches Fuel Pump Accuracy Campaign

As part of efforts to address the inaccuracies in the quantity of fuel being sold to consumers at filing stations,...

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NPA, GSA Could Have Gone For Stricter Fuel Standard

The African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has commended the National Petroleum in Authority (NPA) for preliminary...

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Cost of Trading Along Tema-Ouagadougou Corridor Reduced

Results from a performance analysis study revealed that the average cost of trading along the Tema-Ouagadougou corridor...

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NPA Revises Sulphur Specification For Diesel

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revised the national sulphur specification for diesel from maximum 3,000...

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Ghana Gas Reinstates ‘errant’ Workers

In a bid to ensure industrial harmony at Ghana Gas, the biggest gas infrastructure facility in Ghana, officials of the...

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Energy Efficiency Project Saves 400 Gigawatts of Electricity

The saved about 400 gigawatts of electricity power within 3 years of the Refrigerator Energy Efficiency Program. This...

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Refining 10ppm Diesel To Cost TOR $120m

The Chief Executive Officer of the Tema Oil Refinery, Kwame Awuah Darko has disclosed to Citi Business News it will...

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Ghana Will Keep Importing ‘dirty Fuel’ For 3-Years – NPA

Ghana will continue to import toxic fuel said to be containing high levels of sulphur for at least three more years....

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GRA Gives 1month Ultimatum To Uncustomed Vehicles & Motorbikes Owners

The customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has given owners of uncustomed vehicles and motorbikes a...

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ACEP Demands Further Review of Sulphur Content For Diesel

The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) wants the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to further review downwards,...

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Procurement of Made-In-Ghana Goods To Become Mandatory

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

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Tecno Phantom 6 and 6 Plus – Latest Technology Brilliance In Smartphone Market

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning”...

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Minerals Commission Debunks Randgold’s Allegations

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission Dr. Toni Aubynn has rejected claims that the government...