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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26,000 ‘ghost Workers’ Must Be Given More Time – Austin Gammey

Labour Analyst, Austin Gammey has advised the over 26,000 workers likely to miss their April salaries to negotiate for...

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BoG Sweats Over 40,000 Tons of Bauxite Export

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) appears to have little or no knowledge about 40,000 metric tons of bauxite worth US$41million...

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We’re Not Rushing To End IMF Deal Due To Borrowing Restrictions – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has refuted claims that government is rushing to end the IMF bailout programme due to...

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Ghana Will Work Again

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has shared government’s roadmap for revitalising the economy with Ghanaians living...

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Donkor Hits Back At Imani

Former Power Minster Dr Kwabena Donkor has responded to a recrimination by think tank Imani in connection with the...

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Pension Funds Lick Wounds After Missing Out On US$2.25bn Bond Deal

The country missed a novel opportunity to invest portions of its pension funds in medium to long term instruments, the...

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Currency Analysts Demand Stable Forex Market

Currency analysts are supporting the Bank of Ghana to intensify its efforts to stabilize the forex market and help...

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Protecting Intellectual Property

The Registrar General’s Department is anticipating the full implementation of laws on intellectual property as it...

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Ghana Manufacturing Awards To Be Held This Weekend

The event is scheduled to take place at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel As government and other stakeholders work...

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GHc100m ‘stimulus Package’ To Be Used To Revive Distressed Companies

Government has set aside over GH¢100million under the “stimulus package” it announced in the 2017 budget, aimed at...

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Government Begins Renegotiation of MCA Compact II – Dr. Bawumia

The government has reached an agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to review the second compact...

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Government Lobbies Investors For US$1bn To Implement ‘One District, One Factory’

Investor interest in the government's district industrialisation programme (DIP), christened 'One District, One...

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BoG Directs Weak Banks To Submit Recapitalisation Plans

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks with minimum capital below industry levels to, as a matter of urgency,...

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Government Must Review ECG Agreement

The Coalition of Stakeholders on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Concession Arrangement (COSECA) has called on...

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Government Budgets GHc15m To Support Trading On GCX

Trading on the proposed Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) Market, which is aimed at providing a ready market for grains...

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Government To Address High Cost of Internet Data

The Deputy Minister of Communication, Mr George Nenyi Andah, has expressed the resolve of the government to address...

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Implement Tax Reforms As Long Term Solutions – Prof. Aryeetey

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey has criticized successive governments...

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It’s Time To Load Up On Chocolates Before Cocoa Rebounds

Chocolate addicts, it’s probably a good time to start stocking up. The treats may not be this cheap much longer....

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Be Proactive With Your Projections – PAC Tells BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) missed all its projections for the first half of the year 2015, resulting in huge variances in...

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Business Development Minister Courts Kenyan Investors

Business Development Minister, Mohammed Awal, has assured Kenyan investors that the current government is committed to...