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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CSPOG Bemoans Governance Gaps In Ghana’s Oil Sector

The Chairperson of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), Dr Steve Manteaw says the platform is unhappy...

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World Bank Chief Economist In Ghana

The World Bank Chief Economist for the Africa region Albert Zeufack is in Ghana for a three-day working visit. He is...

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We Wish You Well – BoG To Outgoing Governor

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has officially confirmed the resignation of its governor Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku in a...

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AfriExim Bank To Support Ghana’s Industrialisation Agenda

The President and Chairman of the Board of AfriExim Bank, Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah, has pledged the support of the bank...

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Over 100 Businesses Profiled To Kick-Start District Factory Policy

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has identified more than 100 commercially viable businesses profiled to...

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UMB Bank Supports Government’s One-District, One-Factory With $100m

The management of the Universal Merchant Bank has earmarked 100 million dollars to support government’s one district,...

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Bawumia Woos German Investors

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that Ghana’s “economy is bright” as he interacted with a German...

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We’ll Invest In Ghana

The German ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff, has expressed confidence in creating more investments in Ghana to...

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Protect Your Business Ideas – Young Entrepreneurs Advised.

The youth business network as part of their weekly capacity building workshops have hosted a representative from the...

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Ghana Will Overtake Rwanda As Business Friendly Country In Africa

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the country is poised to overtake Rwanda as the most business...

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NPA Launches Vehicle Tracking System

Ghana lost an estimated GHC43 million in 2014 as a result of fraudulent practices in the petroleum sector, the Chief...

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Gold Fields Pays $5.8m Dividend To Gov’t

Gold Fields Ghana Limited has paid a dividend of $5.8 million to the Ministry of Finance for the 2016 financial year in...

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Abrogating Ameri Power Deal Difficult – ACEP Cautions

It will be very difficult to abrogate or renegotiate the Ameri power deal until allegations of underhand dealing...

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Dr. Ernest Addison To Be Named BoG Governor

A lead economist at the African Development Bank Dr. Ernest Addison is set to take over as the new governor of Bank of...

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Dr. Issahaku’s Resignation Apt

The timing of the resignation of the Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, is right, Gideon Amissah, a...

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Cedi Gains Won’t Last – Economist

The gains made by the Ghanaian cedi against other major foreign currencies in the past weeks are not sustainable,...

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Technical Varsities Must Work With Artisans

Justice of the Supreme Court, His Lordship Justice Jones Victor Dotse, has charged technical universities to support...

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Economy Bouncing Back… As Interest & Exchange Rates Start Tumbling

A Deputy Minister of Finance-designate and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, told the...

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BoG Governor Resigns As Economy Takes Shape

The governor of the Central Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Abdul Nashiru Issahaku, has tendered in his resignation to the...

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Joe Anokye Advocates For Shared Reporting System To Combat Cybercrime

The Ghana National Coordinator of the Global Action on Cybercrime extended (GLACY+) programme has advocated for a...