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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Pan African Savings and Loans Courts Customers’ Confidence

The Abeka Branch Manager of Pan African Savings and Loans, Kwame Frimpong Opoku has assured customers of the security...

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BDCs Debt Payment Plan With Governement In Limbo?

Fears of a likely collapse of a number of banks in the country have been reinforced following new revelations that...

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Olam Re-Invests In Cocoa Farmers

More than 1,000 cocoa farmers from about 500 farming communities across Ghana received a total of $1m interest-free...

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Railway Workers To Demonstrate After Strike

The Ghana Railway Workers Union has told Citi Business News it will soon hit the streets to press on government pay...

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SMEs To Benefit From $50 Million Fund

About 15 Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and Ivory Coast are expected to benefit from a 50 million...

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Trafigura, Vitol, Others Selling Dirty Diesel To Africa – Swiss NGO

Ghanaian Civil society group, the African Centre for Energy Policy, ACEP, has revealed through its partners, a Swiss...

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Commercial Drivers Threaten Strike Over BRT System

Some commercial drivers within the Accra metropolis have threatened to embark on strike on Monday, September 19, in...

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Fuel Prices To Remain Stable – IES

Prices of fuel products are expected to remain steady in the second fuel pricing window which begins on Friday,...

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Claims of Approval of Unauthorised Loans At GCB False

The GCB Bank has dismissed as complete fabrication, publications that its officials have granted some unauthorized...

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Gov’t Committed To Paying September Salaries On Time

Government has assured civil servants about its commitment to pay September salaries on time contrary to reports making...

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Finance Ministry Diffuses Media Reports On Inability To Pay Salaries

The Ministry of Finance, has described as wrong a media publication which creates the impression that Government does...

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$750m Eurobond Exposes Ghana’s Weak Economy

Business Finder’s comparison of Ghana’s debut on the international capital market in 2007 when it raised US$750...

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Banks Tighten Grip On Lending

With barely three months to general elections in Ghana, banks are cautious about extending credit to businesses and...

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Railway Workers Strike

The Ghana Railway Workers Union on Thursday September 15 embarked on an industrial action over unpaid salaries and...

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Rural Banks Fear Corporate Tax Rates Could Cripple Them

Chief Executive Officer of Amenfiman Rural Bank, Alexander Asmah has warned that the current Corporate Tax Rates in the...

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PURC Unsure of Powers Under ECG Concession Agreement

Utility regulator, PURC, is uncertain if its jurisdiction to determine electricity tariffs would be ousted under a new...

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Solar Firm Seeks To Make Ghana Manufacturing Hub

Following the successful manufacture and installation of its first solar kiosk in the country, Solarkiosk AG, a German...

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Election Fever Pushes Up Inflation Slightly

Barely three months to the crucial December polls, inflation, which has been largely erratic this year, has begun a...

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Bawumia Exploiting the Economy’s Weaknesses

Faced with deepening economic malaise, most Ghanaians aren’t easily impressed these days, and whether Dr Mahamudu...

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Germany Supports Ghana With €20m To Control E-Waste

Germany has earmarked €20 million to support Ghana to set up an electronic waste recycling facility which is one of...