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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2017 Budget, A Wakeup Call To Entrepreneurs

Mike Nyinaku, Chief Executive Officer of The BEIGE Group (TBG), a financial services provider, has called on...

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Banks Investments In T- Bills Decline

Banks operating in the country have reduced their investments in Treasury Bills from 79.2 percent in December 2015 to...

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Prof. Macomber Urges Private Sector Into Brisk Business

Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School, Professor John Macomber has encouraged the private...

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GIPC On $5bn FDI Target

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has set an ambitious $5 billion target in Foreign Direct Investments...

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ICU Demands Full Disclosure

The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has asked government to provide details of its announced extension of...

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Demand For Mortgages To Go Up

The demand for mortgages is likely to soar following the announcement of the removal of the 5 percent Value Added Tax...

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Set Clear Employment Targets – TUC To Govt

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has welcomed the first budget of the ruling New Patriotic Party as a good budget but...

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BoG Calls For Reforms In Currency Management

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Abdul Nashiru Issahaku, has called on central banks in the West African...

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Bawumia Endorses National Switch For Interoperability Operation

It does look like government has finally taken a decision to have a single platform, otherwise known as national switch...

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85% of Local Gov’t Budget Expected From Donors

Parliament has, by consensus, approved a total of GhS321million as annual budget for the Ministry of Local Government...

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Osei-Owusu To MMDAs

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei-Owusu has registered his displeasure over the deliberate misuse of...

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Widening Tax Net Riskier- Rashid Pelpuo

Former Minister of State in charge of Public-Private-Partnerships Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has advised government to be...

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Ghana-Mexico To Utilise Opportunities In Transport Sector

Ghana and Mexico, on Wednesday, started discussions on exploring the opportunities in the transport sector for their...

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General Electric Opens Oil & Gas Training Facility In Ghana

GE Oil & Gas opened a new facility in Takoradi Port, Ghana on Wednesday, expanding its global footprint and supporting...

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Communications Minister Calls On MTN Ghana

The Minister commended MTN for the giant strides it has made in Ghana The Minister of Communication, Mrs. Ursula...

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Cedi Will Continue To Depreciate

The president of Ghana Bankers Association, Alhassan Andani has cautioned that until the fundamentals of Ghana’s...

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Mobile Money Interoperability Can’t Be Forced On Telcos – Bawumia

Government may not be in favour of the current moves underway to enhance interoperability in mobile money transactions...

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UPSA Fans Entrepreneurial Spirit In Students

The Faculty of Accounting and Finance (FAF) of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has launched its...

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Government Is On Schedule To Offsetting Energy Sector Levy – Alhassan Andani

Managing Director of Stanbic Bank Alhassan Andani has emphasised government’s commitment to ensuring that the energy...

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NLA To Clamp Down On Illegal Lottery Operators

The Director General of National Lottery Authority (NLA), Honorable Kofi Osei-Ameyaw says NLA will soon clamp down...