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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Vodafone Affirms Commitment To Ghana

The visit was to formally congratulate Akufo-Addo on his assumption as President of the country Vodafone Ghana has...

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Adherence To Prudent Fiscal Discipline Will Propel Economic Growth

Ghana’s economy has the potential to recover from its low growth level of 3.6 per cent of total domestic productivity...

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Public Cautioned Against Fake Products During Festivities

GSA informs the public to seek information on products before buying The public have been advised by the Ghana Standard...

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Ghana, Singapore To Deepen Ties

A visiting delegation from Singapore, led by its Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Koh Poh Koon, on Friday, 31 March...

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New VAT Regime Arbitrary, Unfair

A while ago, parliament passed the VAT amendment Bill into law subject to presidential assent. The budget, and the...

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Inadequate Extension Officers Hampers Production

The Agriculture Ministry says efforts to bolster production in the country continue to suffer due to inadequate...

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Fisher Folk To Benefit From ‘Tigo Fishers Network Initiative’

A letter of collaboration covering the “Tigo Fishers Network Initiative,” a project aimed at providing fisher folk...

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Africa Must Diversify Its Markets

The World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, Mr Albert Zeufack, says there are enormous potential for Africa to...

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Ghana, Algeria Draft Air Services Agreement

Ghana and Algeria are exploring means to improve air transport connectivity between the two countries to boost trade...

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Shippers’ Council Holds Forum On Carriage of Goods

The Western Regional office of the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) in Takoradi has held a forum in the metropolis on...

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NGO Embarks On Campaign To Promote Cultivation, Consumption of Local Crops

The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD) has embarked on a campaign to promote the...

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Budget 2017 Contains Initiatives For Promoting Businesses

The Minister of Business Development, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has stated that there are a lot of initiatives in the...

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Extension Agents Recruited For

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, has called on newly recruited Extension Agents for the "Planting...

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Golden Exotics Shares 2016 Fairtrade Bonus For Workers

Golden Exotics Limited (GEL), a leading banana and pineapple plantation company in Ghana has organised a fair trade...

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Public Debt Could Be More Than GHC7 Billion – Kwaku Kwarteng

Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, Deputy Minister-Designate for Finance has maintained that the outstanding arears the New Patriotic...

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Kosmos Innovation Center Inspires 25 AgriTech Business Teams

Twenty-five AgriTech Business Teams competing in the Kosmos Innovation Center 2017 AgriTech Challenge have embarked on...

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Fuel Prices To Drop By 2 Percent In April

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has predicted a further drop of fuel prices by about 2% in the 1st pricing...

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KAIPTC Signs MoU With E-Crime Bureau To Build Capacity In Cyber Security

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre (KAIPTC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading...

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Old Mutual Ghana Launches New Product

Old Mutual Ghana, a corporate trustee and pension administrator has launched a new product called the Old Mutual...

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Kosmos Pledges Support To Develop Agriculture

Kosmos Energy, Ghana, has reiterated its commitment to partner the country in its development goals, especially towards...