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.

4760 Articles Joined March 2026

Articles by Kofi Asante

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Let’s Redefine Our SMEs For Competitiveness

A strong Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector is important for the growth of every economy, advanced or...

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Ghana’s Economic Outlook Remains Challenging – IMF

Despite approving the release of the third instalment of funds to Ghana under the Extended Credit Facility, the IMF...

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Structure SMEs Well To Secure Funding From Banks – Andani

If Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) want banks to trust them with people’s monies, they must formalise their...

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Ghana’s Economic Outlook Still Challenging – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana’s economic outlook still remains challenging. The IMF...

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Liquidator of DKM Assets Suspects Fraudulent Claims By Depositors

Acting Registrar General, Jemima Oware, has underscored the need for a rigorous process to verify claims of customers...

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Western Region MMDAs Cripple ECG With GHC3m Debt

The Western regional branch of the ECG has said the various Metropolitan, Municipal, District Assemblies and...

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Mona Quartey Optimistic About E-Zone Facility

Mona Quartey, Deputy Minister of Finance, says the establishment of the electronic payment zone facility at the Kotoka...

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Companies Not Filing Their Annual Reports To Face Fines From October 3

Businesses that have failed to renew their registration at the Registrar General’s Department in their last financial...

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COPEC To Petition Mahama Over Dumping of Dirty Diesel In Ghana

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPECGH)will today petition President John Dramani Mahama to come out with...

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Ghana Gets $24m To Restore Degraded Forests

Ghana has received approval for $24 million for the first-of-a-kind Private-Public Partnership project to restore...

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IMF Review Approval Endorses Ghana’s Turnaround Story – Terkper

Finance Minister Seth Terkper has stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s approval of Ghana’s third...

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BoG Exonerates Board Chair of GCB of Wrongdoing

Preliminary investigations carried out by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has exonerated the Board Chairman of GCB Bank of any...

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Africa’s Large Rice Imports Is Serious Food Security Concern

Despite the clear potential to boost rice production at the regional level in Africa, most countries on the Continent...

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Treasury Bills Now Available On MTN Mobile Money

For the first time in Sub-Sahara Africa, Treasury bill can be bought through Mobile Money. This has been made available...

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Access Bank and Aramex Introduce Shop & Ship Service To Customers

Customers of Access Bank who enjoy online shopping with their Access Visa Cards can now ship their purchased items...

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Economic Crisis Making Life Unbearable For Business Folks

Majority of workers in Ghana are impoverished as their real incomes continue to shrink under the country’s economic...

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IMF Approves Ghana’s Third Review

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved Ghana’s third review under the Extended Credit Facility...

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CSO Kicks Against Coal-Fired Power Plant At Ekumfi

A civil society organisation has kicked against the decision of the Volta River Authority (VRA) to establish a...

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Business Associations Threaten Shipping Lines

Key business associations have strongly criticised shipping lines for charging Terminal Handling Charges (THC) in spite...

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GDP Growth Slumps To 2.5%

The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter has plummeted to 2.5 percent from the 4.8 percent...