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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UT Bank Delegation Calls On President Akufo-Addo

A delegation from UT Bank led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Stephen Antwi-Asimeng, has paid a courtesy call on...

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Government To Review Operations At Komenda Sugar Factory

Government has given the latest indication that it will review operations of the Komenda Sugar Factory commissioned...

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Government Commits To Reducing Cost of Doing Business

Ghana's Trade and Industry Minister, Mr. Alan Kyeremanten, has reiterated government’s commitment to putting in place...

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NCA Asks Telcos To Present Roadmap To Improving Quality of Service

The Ag. Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr. Joe Anokye, has charged mobile network...

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Over 400 Workers Lose Jobs As Steel Factory Closes

About 400 workers of a steel company in Tema, Rider Steel Ghana Limited have been laid off due to the company’s...

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Shippers Authority Sensitizes Shippers On WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Shippers and trade related agencies have been urged to take advantage of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement...

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NCA Charges Telcos To Improve Service

The Ag. Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr. Joe Anokye, has charged Mobile Network...

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National Identification Project To Commence In July This Year

The National Identification Project will begin in July this year, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said....

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FDIs Drop By 300 Million Dollars In 2016

Total Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) to Ghana dropped by 300 million dollars in 2016. This is according to the Ghana...

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Coca Cola Nominates Yaw Poku For Ghana@60 Entrepreneur Award

Yaw Poku, a chemical engineer, social entrepreneur and founder of Peini, a socially conscious premium cosmetic brand...

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Domestic Borrowing Won’t Crowd Out Private Sector–Finance Ministry

Chief Director at the Ministry of Finance, Patrick Nomo, has indicated that government will source funds from the...

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Cashew Generates US$244.5m In Export Revenue

The total export revenue realized from cashew in 2016 was US$244,500,000, making the commodity the leading...

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Centralised National Data Base To Roll Out Soon

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says all is set for the implementation of a digital addressing system to...

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World Bank To Withdraw Grant Support To Ghana

The World Bank will soon withdraw its grant support on water and sanitation to Ghana, Mr Charles Dzradosi, a Social...

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Ban Poultry Importation

The Ghana Charismatic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) has said that instead of pursuing a one district one factory policy,...

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NDC MP Threatens Court Action Over Approval of 2017 Budget

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta has threatened to challenge the House's approval of government's 2017 budget in...

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Sack BoG Governor To Rescue the Cedi – NPP Chairman Tells President

The 1st vice chairman of the NPP in the Eastern Region has called on president Nana Akufo Addo to sack Dr. Ishahaku,...

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Don’t Pay For New Fares Now – Transport Fare Review Commitee Tells Passengers

The Transport Fare Review Committee has insisted that all commercial drivers and transport owners must not hasten to...

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Nestle, Others Agree To End Deforestation In Ghana, Ivory Coast

The world’s largest chocolate makers, including Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez, and cocoa traders, such as Cargill and...

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ADB Gives GHS100k For GH@60 Initiatives

The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Daniel Asiedu has pledged the Bank’s continued...