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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Our Environment Needs To Be Conserved For Posterity

As part of World Environment Day, which fell on June 5 annually, the Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for effective...

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I Never Said $2.25bn Bond Was Issued In Dollars – BoG Man Clarifies

The Head of Financial Services at the Bank of Ghana, Stephen Opattah has dismissed claims suggesting that he had said...

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SSNIT Is Not Robbing Pensioners – Manager

Ho Branch Manager of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr. Sulley Abukari, has discounted the...

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New Law For Fisheries Industry In 2018 – Minister

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has said that Ghana’s fishing law is...

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NPRA Targets 80% Informal Pension Enrollment

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has disclosed of plans to achieve at least 80 percent subscription by...

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11% Use of Improved Seeds Threat To Ghana’s Food Security

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has indicated the use of improved seeds by maize...

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Omnibank Commissions Business Centre At Pentecost University College

OmniBank has commissioned a business centre at the Pentecost University College as part of its Corporate Social...

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Minister Initiates Employment Project For Constituents

As part of measures in training and equipping constituents towards employable skills, the Member of Parliament (MP) for...

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MeQasa Launches Dream Homes Expo 2017

meQasa.com, an online real estate marketplace with the highest number of quality property listing in Ghana having the...

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Emirates Offers Special Fare and Free Visa To Dubai

Emirates is offering Ghanaian travellers the opportunity to visit Dubai with a special Economy and Business Class...

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Ghanaians Urge To Develop Strong Taste For Cocoa Products

Mr. Joseph Boahene-Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cocobod, has encouraged Ghanaians to develop a strong taste...

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Ghana Cocoa Board Debt Reaches $2.2 Billion As Prices Slump

Ghana’s cocoa regulator said it is 10 billion cedis ($2.2 billion) in debt after the nation missed its production...

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Finance Minister, GRA To Meet Parliament Over VAT Law

The leadership of Parliament is expected to seek further clarifications from officials of the Ghana Revenue...

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Enough of Insults From Finance Minister and His Deputy

The Minister of Finance and his Deputy who is also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi...

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President Groupe Ideal Grabs GUBA’s Influential Economist Award

Dr Nii Kotei Dzani, the President of Groupe Ideal, has been adjudged the Most Influential Economist at GUBA 2017 in the...

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Government Courts Accountants

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, has said it is time for the nation at 60 years to start doing...

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Exim Bank To Support MMDAs With GHC100,000 Each

The Exim Bank Ghana is to support the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) with GH¢100,000 each to...

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560MW of Power Lost In Dispute Over Pipeline Connectivity

Our attention has been drawn to a publication in The Chronicle newspaper of Monday, 27th May, 2017, under the above...

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Silver Star Auto Collaborate With Stanbic Bank To Make Vehicle Purchase With 0% Deposit

Leading Automobile dealer, Silver Star Auto Limited in collaboration with Stanbic bank has launched an Auto Financing...

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Tax Raw Cashew Exports

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is advocating the imposition of taxes on the export of raw cashew to...