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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Onion Factory To Be 1st ‘One District, One Factory’ Project In Binduri, Upper East Region

Construction of an onion factory is expected to begin in Bazua in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region under...

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ACEP Demands Clarity On ‘reviewed’ Power Compact Deal

The government has been asked to put out details of the amendment to the US$498 million Millennium Challenge...

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Government Would Construct 1200km of Rail In Next Three Years – Minister

Mr Joe Ghartey, the Minister of Railways Development, has said Government would in the next three and a half years...

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Dip In Q1-2017 Profits To Impact GCB Share Performance

GCB Bank recorded a 31.06% dip in pre-tax profits in the first quarter of 2017 . Profit before Tax fell from GHS...

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Illicit Financial Flows Through Trade Fraud Cost Ghana Average 9.3% of GDP – GFI

Ghana like all developing countries is losing billions of dollars to illicit financial outflows and inflows from trade...

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132,500 Barrels of Oil Produced Daily In First Quarter

Gross sales volumes of crude oil in the first quarter of 2017 averaged approximately 132,500 barrels of oil per day...

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Railway Minister Woos Investors

Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has encouraged foreign investors to consider investing in Ghana’s...

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Kumasi City Mall To Sparkle With Official Commissioning Tomorrow

The Kumasi City Mall (KCM) which opened for business 20 days ago will sparkle with pomp and glamour tomorrow, May 10...

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GHc3.9billion Cocoa Target Under Threat

Plans to rake in GH¢3.92 billion from the cocoa sector this year are on the line, following a 17.7 per cent fall in...

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Ghana To Host IEEE-PES Power Africa Conference

Ghana will host the 2017 edition of the IEEE-PES Power Africa Conference on the theme, ‘Harnessing Energy,...

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CDH Financial Holdings Boss Is Group CEO of Year 2016

The Group Chief Executive of CDH Financial Holdings Limited, Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee, has won the prestigious and coveted...

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Stock Market To Post Good Results In 2017

Some stakeholders of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) are hopeful the bourse will record good performance in this...

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Gov’t Fights Punitive Cost of Remitting Money

The Ministry of Finance is hopeful that a US$2.6 million Remittance Grant Facility (RGF) secured from the Switzerland...

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Cenpower Set To Add 350MW In September

Cenpower Generation is set to add on stream a combine-cycle power plant of 350 megawatts to the country’s energy...

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Former BOG Boss Resignation To Cost the State GHc7,476 Million

Details emerging from the Bank of Ghana (BoG), reveal the negotiated resignation of Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, as...

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‘Second Revival Is Coming To Komenda Sugar Factory’

The Akufo-Addo government has assured, it will revive the Komenda Sugar factory after it was shut down last year for...

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Students Loan To Go Up By 50%

Government, will from the beginning of the next academic year –2017/2018, increase the amount of loans that tertiary...

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Financial Sector Needs An Ombudsman

Dr. Kobby Mensah, marketing lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School says Parliament should consider the...

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Contractors Owed GHc1.3bn – Report

Contractors engaged by government for the execution of various projects across the country are owed GH¢1.3 billion as...

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Energy Bank CEO Wins Award For Women Development

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Energy Bank, Christiana Olaoye, has been awarded for her...