Dr Ernest Addison has been re-appointed Governor of the nation’s Central Bank by President Akufo-Addo.
His re-appointment is subject to confirmation by the Council of State.
If confirmed by the Council of State, Dr Addison’s second-term as Governor of the Central Bank will commence March 30, 2021.
Dr Addison in his first term, championed a number of reforms in the financial sector.
Notable among the reforms undertaken by the Governor include the clean-up of the banking sector which the Central Bank says has put the sector in a strong position to withstand shocks from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr Ernest Addison until his appointment as Governor of the BoG in 2017, was the Lead Regional Economist of the African Development Bank at its Southern African Resource Centre.
From 2003 to 2011, he served as the Director of Research at the Bank of Ghana; and was the Chief Economist of the West African Monetary Institute, from 2001 to 2002.
He holds an M.Phil in Economics and Politics from the University of Cambridge, England, and a PhD in Economics from McGill University, Canada.
