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 Institutions Must Use Kantanka Vehicles – Okyenhene

Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin has suggested the need for government institutions to begin to use vehicles...

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Goil Adjudged Best Oil Marketing Company For 2016.

Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC-GH) has adjudged Goil, a Ghanaian owned oil company with the largest Market...

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UMB Rolls Out Instant Visa Cards

UMB, always at the forefront of enhancing customer experience, has launched instant visa cards to provide customers...

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Provide Details of Renegotiation of Power Compact II

The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has urged government to carry out its planned renegotiation of the Power...

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Government To Sell VRA’s Thermal Plants

Government has commenced the process to sell thermal plants belonging to the Volta River Authority (VRA) to Independent...

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Instant Pay and Mobile Money Reducing the Unbanked- GhIPSS

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse has encouraged the...

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‘Relocate YES, YEA To Ministry of Youth & Sports’

The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Pius Enam Hadzide, has called for the relocation of the Youth Employment...

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Non-Deal Roadshow Team Moves To New York

A team of senior government officials, led by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, have moved to New York to sell...

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BoG, Others To Appear Before PAC

The Public Accounts Committee(PAC) of Parliament will resume sitting on Tuesday through to 28 of this month at...

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Summon Finance Minister Or Go To CHRAJ – Minority Told

Monitoring and Evaluation Minister Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has urged Minority MPs to push for the appearance of Finance...

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Economists Laud Government’s ‘no Eurobond Plan’ For 2017

Some economists have lauded the government’s commitment not to issue any Eurobond this year. They explain that the...

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GRA To Confiscate Mahama’s Assets Over Ghc10m Debt

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has served notice it will confiscate the properties of Ibrahim Mahama – a brother...

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Savings Is the Oil That Keeps the Development Cycle Moving – Alhassan Andani

The Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank, Alhassan Andani, has emphasised the importance of savings to the Ghanaian economy....

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Ghana Gas Seals Deal With Chinese Multinational Company

The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has signed a project implementation contract with the Chinese multinational...

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Accountants Urged To Specialise

Accountants in the country have been challenged to pursue further courses to seek specialisation in the financial...

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Busy 4G Unveils Strategies To Empower Youth and SMEs

Busy 4G LTE, an internet service provider, has unveiled a new strategy with a focus on empowering the youth,...

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NSIA Insurance Launches Weekly Auto Insurance Payment

Car owners, especially commercial drivers, now have the opportunity to pay for their auto insurance in weekly...

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Instant Pay and Mobile Money Reducing the Unbanked

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse has encouraged the...

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Mortgage Interests Increases To 33.8% In March

The average interest rate for mortgage loans among commercial banks reached 33.8 percent in March 2017. The figure...

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Debt Reprofiling, A Move To Save the Country From Default

Most of the damage to Ghana's economy in recent times has been done by credit facilities and their high interest rates....