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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Chinese Yuan Can Offer Cedi Respite

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to consider enhancing its yuan trading...

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Krobo Adusei Denies Printing New Cedi Notes

The Executive Chairman, Safebond Africa Limited (SAL), Yaw Krobo Edusei, has strongly denied winning a juicy contract...

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GIPC Wins Best Project In West and Central Africa Region Award In Dubai

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has won an award for Best Project in West and Central Africa Region for...

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Government To Create Opportunities For Private Sector Investment

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underlined the government’s determination to bring down the cost of doing...

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2m Local Chickens Consumed Annually

Ghanaians consumed more than two million locally-produced chickens last year, a new USAID survey of the sector has...

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Government To Scrap Tax Retention Policy – Yofi Grant

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investments Promotion Centre, Yofi Grant, has assured investors and the...

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Scrapped 1% Special Import Levy Takes Full Force

Effective Friday (March 31, 2017), importers of products affected by the 1 percent special import levy will no longer...

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Finance Ministry To Run Economy With GHc64.116 Bn

Parliament last Friday passed the Appropriation Bill, 2017, which has given the Minister of Finance the authority to...

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BEIGE Records Impressive Out Turn In 2016

BEIGE, the financial services provider, has returned an impressive performance in its portfolio of businesses last...

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AMERI Deal Had Value For Money – Kwabena Donkor

The AMERI deal signed by the John Mahama government to tackle the energy crisis had value for money, contrary to claims...

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Minority Dares Government

The Minority in Parliament has dared the Akufo-Addo government to go to court to challenge the $510million Ameri power...

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Chinese Societies Donates To Police

the donation is to support the Ghana Police Service combat crime in the country The Chairman of the Ghana Association...

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National Towing Project Begins In May

A private company, the Road Safety Management Service Limited (RSMSL), has received the green light to implement a...

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UBA Ghana Posts Excellent Financial Result FY2016; Grows Profit By 134%

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana Limited announced its audited 2016 financial results, showing a remarkable 134%...

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Malta Guinness Celebrates 30 Years of Goodness

Some of the members of the Malta Guiness team who took part in the exercise The nation's favourite malt, Malta...

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Let’s Process More Cocoa As Beverage – COCOBOD CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahene-Aidoo, has urged major players in...

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Transport Unions To Meet Government To Review Fares

Citi News has gathered that the various transport unions will today , meet officials of the Ministry of Transport over...

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Government Assures IMF of Stability Despite BoG Governor’s Resignation

The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has told Citi Business News government has assured the fund of its commitment to...

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Ghana, Japan Sign $58.4m Grant Agreements For Road and Health Infrastructure

Ghana and Japan on Friday signed two grant agreements totalling $58.4 million, geared towards the improvement of...

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Students Develop Technology To Boost Rice Production

A group of tertiary-level students has developed technologies to address challenges of rice production in Ghana. Six...