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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It Makes Economic Sense To Sell Our Lands For Galamsey

Farmers in the Western region say it is sweet surrender to give up their farms to 'big-money' buyers interested in...

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My Hands Are Clean – John Jinapor

Former deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor says he is ever ready to assist government in its quest to ensure due...

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$95million Kumasi Mall To Open On April 20

South African property developer and investor, Atterbury Property, has announced April 20 at the date for the opening...

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BoG Cuts Policy Rate To 23.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate by 200 basis points to...

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Industry Upbeat About A Drop In Policy Rate

Industry players are upbeat about a possible reduction in the policy rate to be announced by the Bank of Ghana later...

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AGI Wants Broader Incentives On Pre-Production Cost

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has urged government to take steps to reduce cost arising from the...

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GCNET Raises Ghana Flag In Nairobi

The 8th General Assembly of the African Alliance for e-Commerce (AACE) and 14th Executive Committee Meeting in Nairobi,...

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AMERI Power Deal Over-Priced By $150m

Government has been advised to re-negotiate a $510m power deal with UAE-based AMERI energy after a report revealed it...

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GhIPSS Commits To Drive Interoperability Agenda

THE Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Mr Archie Hesse, has...

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Govt To Solicit India’s Support To Implement One Factory One District Policy

The government has identified India as one of the major sources of technical support and orientation for the...

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Ghana Gets Vice-Chair At African Alliance For E-Commerce

GHANA has been elected to occupy one of the five Vice-Chair positions of the Executive Council of the African Alliance...

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BoG Expected To Cut Policy Rate

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Ghana (BoG) is widely expected to loosen its tight monetary...

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Macroeconomic Performance To Influence Policy Rate

Despite high expectation on the part of the private sector for the Bank of Ghana(BoG) to reduce the policy rate due to...

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$510m Ameri Deal In Danger

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is on the heels of Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC – otherwise...

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Guinness Ghana Calls For Cross-Sector Collaboration In Dealing With Plastic Waste

Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has called for deeper cross-sector collaboration between government, investors,...

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Government Settles GHC588m Legacy Debts

The government has settled GH¢588 million of the GH¢2.4 billion indebtedness of the Volta River Authority (VRA) to...

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Ameri Deal To Be Abrogated Over 150m Bloated Commission

The committee charged to review, restructure and recommend areas of amendment of the Ameri power deal, has recommended...

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Government Working On Electricity Tariff

GHANAIANS have been urged to bear with government as it works around the clock to find a lasting solution to the...

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Government Must Assist Struggling Private Companies

Labour Unions in Ghana have renewed calls for government to support the private sector. This they believe will...

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Align Tax Cuts To Export Sector To Tame Cedi’s Fall – Stanbic Bank MD

Bankers have urged government to regulate its tax cut policies on imports in order not to miss out on the need to...