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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Articles by Kofi Asante

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Government Urged To Consider OSH Bill

Government has been urged to consider the national bill on Occupational, Safety and Health (OSH) that seeks to cure...

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Hackman Owusu-Agyemang Condemns Shoddy Work In COCOBOD Housing Project

Chairman of the COCOBOD Hackman Owusu Agyemang has expressed dissatisfaction in the quality of the ongoing Cocoa...

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MTN Renews Its Commitment To Fighting Cyber Crime

Telecommunication giant MTN is asking individuals and corporate institutions to be vigilant to prevent cyber fraud This...

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Government Reiterates Commitment To Creating Enabling Business Environment

Government has reiterated commitment to creating an enabling environment for Ghanaian businesses. The business friendly...

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26,000 ‘ghost’ Workers Miss Deadline Again

Checks by Citi Business News have revealed that most of the 26,000 public sector workers who were to miss their April...

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Ecobank Ghana Records 18% Increase In 2016 Revenue

Ecobank Ghana Limited has announced an increase in the bank’s total revenue of GHS1.2 billion for the year 2016,...

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Thomas Mbaa Akabzaa Adjudged Best Chief Director

The Chief Director of the Ministry of Energy, Professor Thomas Mbaa Akabzaa, has been ranked as an Excellent performer...

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UniBank Boss Adjudged Best Banking CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of uniBank, Felix Nyarko-Pong, has been adjudged as the Banking CEO of the Year 2016 at the...

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World Bank’s IFC, OPEC Fund Drag Ghanaian Firm To London Court

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank Group, has dragged indigenous...

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Ghana Won’t Compromise Quality of Air Navigation Services

In as much as Ghana strives to become the aviation hub in the West Africa sub region, quality of air navigation...

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Africa Can Be A Leader In Renewable Energy

Mr Bill McKibben, Co-Founder of 350.org, says African countries could be great leaders in the use of renewable energy...

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CPC Collapsing Over $100m Debt

A debt stock of about $100 million is crippling the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) located at Tema. West Africa’s...

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CAL Bank Hints of Recapitalisation Ahead of BoG’s Order

Cal Bank has told its shareholders it will “likely initiate a corporate action to raise more capital this year”...

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Tension Heightens Over Sale of GBC Property

There is tension brewing at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation over management decision to reportedly release a large...

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Oil Marketing Companies Collapsing

AOMCs says the development has made it difficult for their members to repay debts The Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) of...

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General Electric Supports Ghana’s 400MW Power Project

General Electric has announced that it will supply the power generation equipment for the 400MW Bridge Power plant...

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High NPLs Threaten BoG’s Minimum Capital Drive

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said the new central bank governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, must ensure the...

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High NPLs Threaten BoG Minimum Capital Drive

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said the new central bank governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, must ensure the...

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MTN Cautions Against Giving Mobile Money Pin Code To ‘fake Staff’

MTN Ghana’s Head of Mobile Money, Eli Hini, has cautioned customers against giving out their Mobile Money PIN code to...

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Mineworkers Union Pleased With Resolve To Rid Nation of ‘galamsey’

Secretary-General of the Mineworkers’ Union, Prince William Ankrah said the union has on countless occasions raised...