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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Banker Advocates US$200m Capital For Banks

Frank Adu Jnr, Managing Director of CAL Bank, has proposed an increment in the current minimum capital requirement for...

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NPA Fights GHC850m Fuel Smuggling Syndicate

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced measures to deal with the smuggling of petroleum products which is...

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Okobeng Mining Cleared Over Illegal Mining

Investigations by Today has established that local mining giant, Okobeng Mining Company, is not involved in illegal...

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ECG Bidders’ Conference Slated For 3weeks

Citi Business News can confirm that the Bidders’ Conference that is expected to assemble all the six concessionaires...

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Clarify Changes To ECG Privatization Compact – John Jinapor

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor, wants what he calls ambiguity...

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Government Will Not Tolerate Non-Performing Chief Directors

Government will not tolerate the non-performance of Chief Directors of the various Ministries, Departments and...

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WACAM Director Demands Full Disclosure In MiDA Review Agreement

The Associate Executive Director of the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) has called for full...

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TGL Not Directed To Sole Source Any Drilling Contract

Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL) says Petroleum Commission has not raised any red flag over its decision to pre-qualify 39...

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Ghana On the Verge of Petroleum Crisis; Government Warned

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) has called on the government to regulate the growing activities of...

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PUWU Livid Over Sideline In Negotiations On ECG

The Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) has expressed disappointment at government for failing to discuss with them...

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Public Sector Workers Offered Another Opportunity To Register

The government has given a lifeline to 26,589 public sector workers who failed to register biometrically with the...

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‘Ghost Names’ Designed By Successive Gov’ts To Rob the State

A tax and finance expert, Mr. Cudjoe Akpadie says the existence of 'ghost names' on our payroll is a deliberate and...

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Impact of Policy Rate On Ghana’s Interest Rates

In slashing the policy rate in November 2016 from 26% to 25.50% and subsequently by 200 basis points in March 2017 to...

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1st Annual ‘China Trade Week Ghana’ To Open In Accra

The 1st annual China Trade Week Ghana makes its way to Accra this year to further strengthen ties between China and...

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Origin8 Named Event Organiser For Maiden Aviation Exhibition

Origin8, an integrated marketing communications company, has been named the official event organiser for the maiden...

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Gov’t, Partners Set To Provide 15,000 Affordable Houses

Government is working with three private partners to provide 15,000 affordable housing units in parts of the country...

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GCNet Rallies Support For Data Protection

The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) is rallying support from corporate Ghana to partner the Data...

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4000 Job Losses Lurk Among OMCs Over Illegal Trade

About 4,000 workers in the petroleum sector are likely to lose their jobs within the next few months if government...

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Adonko Bitters Co-Operating With FDA Investigations

The Management of Angel Group of Companies, manufacturers of Adonko Bitters, says it is co-operating fully with the...

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OMCs To Sack 4000 Workers Over Illegal Trade

About 4,000 workers in the petroleum sector are likely to lose their jobs within the next few months if government...