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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MP Bemoans High Cost of LNG; Calls For Parliamentary Debate

Deputy Ranking Member for the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, Adam Mutawakilu has called on the Energy...

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Ghana Loses GHC490m To Illegal Imports – BDCs

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has made a strong case for the government to clamp down on all importers of...

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Flower Exports To Yield Millions of Cedis

Chief Executive Officer of Stratcomm Africa, Esther Cobbah, organisers of the Garden and Flower Show says Ghana could...

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GhIPSS Vows To Ensure Banks, Telcos Interoperability

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

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Address Challenges In Mobile Money Transactions

Mr George Andah, the Deputy Minister nominee for Communications has urged stakeholders in the mobile money transfer...

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Eastern Region Food Vendors Resist Levy Increase

Members of the Concerned Food Vendors in Akyem Abuakwa in the Atiwa East district of the Eastern Region have vowed to...

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Politicians Stifling Private Sector – Economist

Government and persons in positions of power must desist from undue interference in the private sector to allow the...

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Insurance Brokers Association Hints Deeper Relations With Insurers

The Ghana Insurance Brokers Association (GIBA) say it is important for Brokers to compete professionally on the market...

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Slashing Statutory Funds Will Affect Banking Sector – Ato Forson

The Minority Spokesperson on Finance has said government’s decision to cap statutory payments would have an adverse...

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Private Sector Strategizing For Government’s Policies- Premium Bank MD

Citi Business News has gathered that some major players in the private sector have begun trooping to financial...

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Minister of Communications Visits MTN

THE Minister of Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has paid a familiarisation visit to MTN Ghana, the leading...

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Three New Flights To Three New Destinations From March 26

Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, has finalised preparations to launch flights to three new...

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Private Sector Strategizing For Government’s Policies

Citi Business News has gathered that some major players in the private sector have begun trooping to financial...

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Cedi Records Sustained Come-Back Against Dollar

Cedi has finally recorded sustained appreciation against major international currencies including the U. S dollar,...

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Amend Insurance Act, 2006 — Insurance Commissioner

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has called for an amendment to the Insurance Act, 2006 (Act 724)  to ensure...

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New NLA Boss To Descend On Illegal Lotto Operators

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has deployed stringent measures to flush out illegal lotto operators, commonly...

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Shipping Community Schooled On Rotterdam Rules

Members of the shipping community and freight forwarders were on Thursday given orientation on the the Rotterdam Rules...

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National Switch For Interoperability Ready

The national switch to facilitate the integration of mobile money payments and other transfers onto a single platform...

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Insurance Penetration Too Low

Nana Osei Bonsu, Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) has bemoaned the low penetration of...

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Women In Agriculture Platform Launched In Upper East

The Upper East Regional Women in Agriculture Platform has been launched in Bolgatanga to empower women in agriculture...