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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Energy Minister Calls For Renewed Dedication To WAGP Project

The Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko has urged member states of the Wests Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) Project to renew...

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Ghana Does Not Have A Foreign Policy Towards China

A lecturer with the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana says Ghana does not have any foreign policy...

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Business Dev’t Ministry To Partner With GYE In Setting Up A Business Facilitation Centre For the Youth

Talks are currently ongoing between the Ministry of Business Development and the management of Ghana’s Young...

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Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Economic Outlook From Negative To Stable

International ratings agency Fitch has revised the outlook on Ghana’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer...

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President Confident of Turnaround In Banking Sector May 13, 2017

President Akufo Addo has reiterated his commitment to turnaround the country’s economic fortunes and expand the...

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Ghana-Finland Forum Set For May 31

A trade and cultural tour of Finland for Ghanaian captains of industry, service providers, and tourism practitioners...

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GN Bank Manager ‘steals’ GHC2m

Samuel Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, the Akwatia branch manager of GN Bank Ghana Limited, has appeared before an Accra circuit...

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Asante Gold Grants Incentive Options

Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE/ FRANKFURT:1A9/OTC:ASGOF) has updated its shareholders with respect to the current...

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Government To Bring Down Cost of Mortgage, Lending

Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has hinted that the government is working to bring down the cost of mortgage and...

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BOG Engages ASN Financial Services Over “crisis”

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is engaging directors of ASN Financial Services Limited, a licensed Finance House, to find an...

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Capital Bank Launches V12 Campaign; Pays 12% Interest On Savings, Current Accounts

Indigenous bank, Capital Bank has launched a campaign dubbed, “V12” aimed at giving customers superior value. It is...

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Freddie Blay Chairs GNPC Board

President Akufo Addo has appointed Mr. Freddie Blay as Board Chairman for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation...

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We Are Not A Taxi Company – Uber Clarifies

Uber is not a transport company but a technology corporation that connects riders to drivers on an online platform,...

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Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Outlook To Stable; Says Government Making Progress

Fitch ratings agency has on Friday upgraded Ghana’s outlook to Stable. Fitch says Ghana is making progress in...

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Tension Mounts At Tema Shipyard

The Junior and Senior Local Unions of the Maritime and Dockworkers’ Union (MDU) of TUC of the PSC Tema Shipyard and...

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Army Worm Invasion Will Not Reduce Cocoa Output – COCOBOD

The Ghana COCOBOD has ruled out any significant impact of the army worm infestation on the output for cocoa for the...

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Cocoa Proves Sweeter Than Sugar For ETP Investors

Commodity players in the exchange traded products market are proving chocaholics. For 10 consecutive weeks, the...

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GRA To Fully Integrate Risk Management In Single Window

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has stated that it will, in the ensuing months, ensure the...

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Government To Lure Multinational Firms With 10 Years Tax Holidays

Government is considering granting a ten year tax holiday to major Multinational firms. The move, according to the...

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Kwabena Appiah Appointed Managing Director of State Housing Company

Kwabena Appiah has been appointed by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Managing Director of the State...