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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OPEC Fund, IFC Sued For $41.3m

QUANTUM Oil Terminals Limited has sued International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the OPEC Fund for International...

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New Banking Regulations Will Promote Sector – BoG Assures

A deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Johnson Asiama, has urged financial institutions to see regulatory requirements...

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Tigo Partners With Raising Readers To Develop Young Readers

Tigo Ghana’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, ‘Shelter for Education,’ has partnered...

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Kumasi City Mall Opens April 20

Countdown to the much-awaited opening of Kumasi’s first modern shopping mall – the Kumasi City Mall – began last...

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Entrepreneurs Urged To Share Ideas

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Young Entrepreneurs (GYE), Sheriff Ghali, has advised upcoming entrepreneurs to...

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Regulatory Requirements Not Impediments – BoG

Dr. Johnson Asiama says financial institutions should not see regulatory requirements as impediments. According to him,...

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Businesses Advised To Hedge Against Cedi Volatility

An Economist for Global Markets at Stanbic Bank, Mr. Ayomide Mejab, has advised local businesses on the need to hedge...

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Akufo-Addo To Develop New Master Plan To Fix Power Crisis

Ghana's new government is looking to fix a crippling power crisis with a complete overhaul of its deficit-ridden energy...

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Participants At Agric Forum Demand Coordinated Agric Policies

Participants at an agricultural symposium in Accra have called for proper coordination of the programmes and policies...

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Springfield Set For Exploration

The Chiefs and people of coastal districts in the Western Region have welcomed the entry of Springfield Exploration and...

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South Africa, Ghana To Deepen Trade Ties

Ghana and South Africa have committed to deepening existing trade ties for the mutual benefit of both countries. Trade...

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Re-Engineer Akosombo To Recycle Water

Akosombo Dam can be rechanneled into the turbines by the installation of pumps Water shortage at the Akosombo Dam,...

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Government In GHC200m Record-Breaking Fertiliser Subsidies

Government has allocated over GH¢200 million for fertiliser subsidies for the 2017 farming season. This is the biggest...

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Jude Arthur Appointed To Chair GCB Board

Jude Arthur, an accomplished banker has been appointed Board Chairman of the GCB Bank. This was after some changes were...

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AMERI Deal Is Rip-Off

Bright Simons, a brilliant social innovator and researcher, has revealed that the contract signed between the...

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GRA Boss Reposes Confidence In Single Window

The new Commissioner-General of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Kofi Nti, has expressed confidence in having a...

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Fruit Processors Request For A US$10 Million Bailout From Government

The Fruit Processors and Marketers Association of Ghana has requested for a US$10 million bailout from the government...

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Otumfuo To Perform Formal Opening of Kumasi City Mall On April 20

Journalists in Kumasi were last Thursday conducted round the newly constructed Kumasi City Mall (KCM), during which...

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FNB Forecasts 4.5% Economic Growth Lower Than Government’s Projection

First National Bank has said the Ghanaian economy is not likely to expand as much as the government expects, pegging...

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Government Urged To Support Private/ Public Partnership

Professor Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, the Chairman of JAYEE University College Governing Council, has called for...