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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Government To Set Up Bauxite-Aluminum Authority – Nana Addo

President Akufo-Addo has announced that government will set up an integrated bauxite-aluminum development authority in...

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Ghana Risks Being Blacklisted Over Anti-Money Laundering Policy

Ghana has been cited as one of the countries in the world where money laundering activities grew in 2016 and has...

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Implement New Fish Farm System Urgently

Residents in fishing communities along the Lower Volta Basin (LVB) have called on the government to adopt and implement...

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West Africa Central Banks To Fight Currency Counterfeiting

Central bankers in West Africa have expressed their commitment to collaborate to fight currency counterfeiting within...

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Vodafone Ghana Supports Over 300 Patients

More than three hundred patients who were struggling to raise funds to pay their medical bills in some hospitals across...

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International Confab On Trade, Finance To Open In Accra Next Month

A three-day international conference on trade and finance is scheduled to take place in Accra on April 12, 2017. It is...

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New Board Chair Meets MiDA Management Team

Chairperson of the MiDA Board, Prof. Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu(top right) met with the management team The new chairperson of...

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CEPS Impounds Three Trucks of Smuggled Cooking Oil

Drivers are devising means of beating the tracking system to evade tax according to ACP Ahiakpor Ashanti Regional...

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Hungary Embassy Opens In Accra; Government To Invest In Ghana

The Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana, Andras Szabo has hinted that his country is considering investing in various sectors...

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GHC321.8 Million Local Government Ministry Budget Approved

Beginning from April 1 to December 31, 2017, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be operating...

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BOST Local Union Denies Delay In Payment

Unionised staff of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) have denied reports that the newly appointed Managing...

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Government To Make Ghana Best Place To Invest

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yoofi Grant, has said government has put...

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NPA Promotes Ghana’s Experience In Harmonizing Fuel Specifications

Over 500 key players in African downstream oil industry met in Cape Town for Africa Refiners Association (ARA) WEEK...

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‘We Want To Build A Ghana Beyond Aid’ – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s determination to build a country that will no...

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BoG, Others Intensify Move To Flash Out Counterfeit Notes

Central banks across the West African sub-region have met to build capacity in fighting fake currency circulation. The...

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I Have Big Plans For Ghana – Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has reiterated his government’s determination to building a country independent of...

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My Government Won’t Compete With Private Sector – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured investors, both domestic and foreign, that neither his government nor...

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Weak Post Clearance Audit, Bane of Revenue Leakages

GHANA Community Network Services Limited (GCNet), a major player in all trade facilitation activities at Ghana's Ports...

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Akufo-Addo Courts Investors At Global CEOs’ Forum

The President has assured investors at a global event that the current government and its appointees will not compete...

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GIPC To Review Investment Act

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Yoofi Grant, has given a hint of a...