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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EIU Backs Government’s Growth and Deficit Targets

UK-based research firm Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is backing government to achieve its economic growth target of...

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Attacking Templeton Unhealthy, Could Cost Ghana

The Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, and President of the Ghana Bankers Association, Alhassan Andani has lashed out...

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ADB Releases GHC 450m To Support Planting For Food and Jobs Programme

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has announced a total of GH450 million to among other initiatives support the...

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Ghana Gas Seals Deal With Chinese Firm For Major Gas Pipeline Project

The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has signed a deal with Chinese multinational, Yantai Jereh Group, for the...

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EOCO Invites PSGL Managers

Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) under its new Executive Director, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), K....

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Regency Hotel Intact , GN Bank, GCFM Branches Open For Business Today

President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN) conglomerate, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has noted that good leaders always show...

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IFC Urges Gov’t To Improve Business Environment

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has called on the government to improve the business environment in the...

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Local Taxi Drivers Cry Out

Some taxi drivers in the country are protesting the popularity of ride hailing service, Uber, saying they are being...

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Poor Packaging Affects Competitiveness In Sub-Sahara Africa

Poor packaging in Ghana is one of the main reasons for the failure of locally manufactured food products to establish...

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Travel, Tourism Contributed GHc4.5bn To 2015 GDP

Travel and tourism contributed some GH¢4.5 billion to Ghana’s economy in 2015. Mr Seth Yeboah Ocran, President of...

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‘First Call Rescue Me’ App Starts 24/7 Breakdown Assistance and Towing Services

First call Ltd. is Ghana’s premier app driven breakdown assistance and towing services company that provides...

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Customers’ Money Safe – GN

The firm says that disaster recovery procedures have been activated Groupe Nduom has assured the public that the funds...

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GN Bank, Gold Coast Fund Management Open For Business

The fire burnt the GN Bank and two TV stations on the premises of the Coconut Groove Regency Hotel. The management of...

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No Eurobond To Be Issued This Year – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will not issue any...

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Insurance Brokerage Firms On the Rise

More insurance broking firms have entered in Ghana’s insurance industry’s landscape in 2016. The number has...

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Bawumia Leads Delegation For Talks Abroad To Revitalise Economy

A team of Senior Government Officials, led by the Vice President, are meeting partners in London, Washington D. C and...

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Coconut Grove Safe For Business

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom’s Regency Hotel says it is still safe for business despite a fire outbreak that gutted a portion...

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‘Give LEAP Beneficiaries Investment Capital’

Prof. Emmanuel Debrah has called for an investment mechanism for LEAP beneficiaries to make them financially...

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Ghana Still In Discussion Over Possible Program Extension

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that it is still in discussion with Ghana over a possible extension...

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Government To Create 1.2m Jobs Through ‘one District, One Factory’

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to inaugurate 10 factories as part of the government’s district...