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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Ghana Records Balance of Payment Surplus

Ghana has for the first time since 2011 recorded a balance of payment (BoP) surplus of $247 million, compared to a...

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Banks Require GHc1bn Stated Capital – Experts

Group CEO of CDH Financial Holdings, Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee, has joined calls for a significant increase in the stated...

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Budget Gave Clear Policy To Tackle Falling Cedi – Oppong-Nkrumah

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has rubbished claims that...

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Renegotiate Gas Price In ENI Deal – Kwabena Donkor

The Member of Parliament for Pru East, Kwabena Donkor, wants the Akufo-Addo administration to renegotiate the gas price...

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MP Woos Investors To Build Food Processing Factory

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Akim North, Mr. Andy Appiah-Kubi, has announced plans to build three food...

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Africans Must Seek Economic Emancipation

Mr Lord Paul Boateng, Representative of the House of Lords, United Kingdom, has called on Africans especially Ghanaians...

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SIC Insurance Supports Ghana @60 With GHC200,000

The donation is aimed at supporting the various activities planned for the year-long celebrations SIC Insurance Company...

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Tigo, Airtel Merger Sparks Anxiety Among Workers, Customers

The recent announcement of a merger between Tigo and Airtel in Ghana has left workers and customers of both telcos...

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Investors Flock Aviation Ministry Over New National Airline

The Aviation Ministry has received a number of proposals from investors seeking to partner government in the...

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Anita Erskine Unveiled Face of ‘Starr Woman Project’ 2017

Co-host of Starr drive, Anita Erskine has been unveiled as the face of the 2017 edition of the Starr Woman Project...

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Akufo-Addo Will Fix Ailing Economy – Hamid

The Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid has called on Ghanaians to be patient and afford the Akufo-Addo led New...

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Website Hack Won’t Affect Deposits – GN Bank

GN Bank has downplayed suggestions that a recent hack on its website will affect the investment of customers. It has...

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Switzerland Imports $2bn Ghana Gold

Switzerland imported over $2 billion worth of gold from Ghana in 2016 alone for conversion to finished products for the...

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BoG To Address Credit Challenges

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it’s working closely with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to ensure the...

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Botswana Seeks To Attract Investors To Mining Town With Tax Cut

Botswana will cut corporate tax by up to 77 percent for investors in a mining town southeast of the capital, the trade...

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Fuel Price Hikes Must Stop – COPECGH

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPECGH) has charged relevant authorities in the country to ensure that...

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2017 Budget Not Populist – Mustapha Hamid

The 2017 budget statement is not meant to sway votes for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) but to lead to positive change...

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‘kaaka Motobi’ Tax Cuts Insignificant To Private Businesses – Ken Thompson

Taxes that were abolished as announced by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta in his 2017 budget presentation...

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Ghana Ranked 6th Fake Drug Producer

The fake drug market, worth over 400 billion euros, is more profitable than the sale of illicit drugs. The World Health...

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Corruption Driving Investors Away – Danish Ambassador

The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Tove Degnbol, has revealed that a number of Danish investors seeking to do business in...