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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Asuogyaman DCE Promise To Revive ATL

The District Chief Executive Officer for Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region has promised to help revive the collapsed and...

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Kwakye Replies Atik Mohammed

Names of new board members for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) were on Thursday announced and according...

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Probe Engagement of Consultants On Govt Payroll

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has called on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...

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Ghanaians Urged To Treat Malls As Ready Market For Made-In-Ghana Products

Chairman of Kumasi City Mall, Kofi Sekyere, has said it is about time Ghanaians saw shopping malls as potential markets...

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Government Takes Bold Step On Local Procurement

Government will soon introduce a procurement policy that will bond its agencies and large companies operating in the...

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Ministry of Finance Announces Fresh Appointments

The Ministry of Finance has appointed new officers to key positions in the Ministry in a bid to help push the reforms...

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Eugene Asante Ofosuhene Is New Controller and Accountant General

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr. Eugene Asante Ofosuhene as the Acting Controller and Accountant General. He...

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Hike In Transport Fares Pushes Inflation Up To 13%

The 15 percent increment in transport fares by the GPRTU in April has pushed inflation up slightly to 13 percent from...

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Freddie Blay Appointed GNPC Board Chairman

Acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),Mr Freddie Blay, has been appointed as the new Board Chairman...

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Fear and Panic Over Registration of Petroleum ‘Bulk Road Vehicles’

Fears are being expressed about the registration of Bulk Road Vehicles (BRVs) to convey petroleum products across the...

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Uber To Extend Services To Kumasi By September 2017

Kumasi, arguably the second busiest City after the country’s capital, Accra stands to benefit from Uber services by...

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Coca-Cola Bottling Wins ‘Bottling Company of the Year’ Award

The Bottling Company was awarded for the very first time at the Ghana Manufacturing Awards. The Cola-Cola Bottling...

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GIPC To Publish New Rules For FDIs

The Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) says it will soon publish details of its review of criteria and...

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Akufo-Addo Appoints Freddie Blay As GNPC Board Chair

Freddy Blay, acting Chairman of the NPP President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed acting National Chairman...

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Eva Mends Appointed First Female Director of Budget

Eva Mends, a Chief Economics Officer of the Finance Ministry has been appointed as Acting Director of Budget, which...

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ECG Concessionaire Must Invest At Least $500m

The Ghanaian company that will take over the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Millennium...

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Carlos Ahenkorah ‘undermines’ the Work of West Blue; Lobbies For GCNet

Kingsley Carlos Ahenkorah, a Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry has sparked some apprehension and controversy among...

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“We’ve A Laser Focus On the Economy” – Dr Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said Government has began implementing policies and programmes intended to make...

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Government Maintains Laser Focus On Economy

Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia says government is keeping a close lens on the economy of Ghana. In this light, he...

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We Are Shifting From Taxation To Production

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo -Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to shift Ghana’s economic...