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Elsie Addo Awadzi

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Elsie Addo Awadzi
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amElsie Edit
Family nameAwadzi Edit
Place dem born amGhana Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationlawyer Edit
EmployerBank of Ghana Edit
Educate forUniversity of Ghana, Georgetown University Law Center Edit
Affiliation stringBank of Ghana Edit
Participant insydIMF 2021 Annual Meetings Edit

Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi be Ghanaian international economic den financial lawyer wey work professionally insyd chaw capacities for Ghana den internationally. Ghana ein Presido, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo appoint am as Deputy governor of de Bank of Ghana, February 2018.[1] She be de second female to hold dem position.[2][3] Dem elect am as Chairperson of de Alliance for Financial Inclusion's Gender Inclusive Finance Committee insyd 2020.[4]

Ein education

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Elsie Addo graduate from de University of Ghana Business School den University of Ghana Faculty of Law plus degrees insyd L.L.B (1993) den M.B.A insyd Finance (2000). She further ein education for Georgetown University Law Center, wer she acquire a master of law degree insyd international business den economic law (2012).[5][6][7][8]

She later go Ghana School of Law go obtain ein post-graduate Qualifying Certificate to practice Law insyd 1995.[9]

Ein career

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Elsie Addo work as a commissioner of Ghana ein Securities and Exchange Commission for six years den then as a Senior Counsel of de IMF ein Legal Department (Financial den Fiscal Law Unit), wer she advise for financial sector reforms insyd de context of de IMF ein surveillance, lending den technical assistance activities. She get over 25 years of experience dey work insyd various capacities insyd Ghana, Japan, South Africa, den de United Kingdom[10] wen na she be de second female to be 2nd Deputy Governor of de Bank of Ghana. Na dem appoint am insyd February 2018 by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.[11][10][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Works

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She be de author of de works wey dey follow:

  • Designing Legal Frameworks for Public Debt Management[18][19]
  • Resolution Frameworks for Islamic Banks[19]
  • Private law underpinnings of public[19]

Hobbies

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Elsie Addo dey enjoy spending time plus ein family den ein paddies. She sanso dey like reading den listening to music.[20]

References

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  1. "Elsie Addo Awadzi, Bank of Ghana: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. "List of Governors and Deputy Governors of the Bank since its inception". Bank of Ghana. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
  3. "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. "AFI Gender Committee elects Elsie Addo Awadzi as Chairperson of GIFC". GhanaWeb. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. "Elsie Awadzi appointed as BoG 2nd Deputy Governor". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. Hayford, Norvan Acquah (13 February 2018). "Elsie Awadzi named as first female BoG 2nd Deputy Governor | Business & Financial Times Online". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. "Akufo-Addo Appoints 2nd Deputy BoG Governor". The Ghana Star. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. "President Appoints Mrs. Elsie Awadzi As 2nd BoG Deputy Governor". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. "Akufo-Addo re-appoints Elsie Addo Awadzi as Second Deputy Governor of BoG". GhanaWeb. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Akufo-Addo appoints Elsie Awadzi as 2nd Deputy Governor of BoG". Graphic Online (in British English). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  11. "10 Ghanaian women who inspired us in 2018". www.pulse.com.gh (in American English). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  12. "VIDEO: Exclusive interview with BoG's Elsie Awadzi". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  13. Effah, K. (13 February 2018). "Elsie Awadzi appointed as BoG 2nd Deputy Governor". Yen.com.gh – Ghana news. (in English). Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  14. Welsing, Kobina (12 February 2018). "Akufo-Addo appoints Elsie Awadzi as 2nd Dep Governor of BoG | Starr Fm". Starr Fm (in American English). Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  15. "Akufo-Addo appoints Elsie Awadzi as 2nd Deputy Governor of BoG". GhanaWeb (in English). Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  16. "President Appoints 2nd BoG Deputy Governor". DailyGuide Network (in American English). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  17. "Akufo-Addo Appoints Elsie Awadzi as BoG's 2nd Dep Governor". The Publisher Online (in British English). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  18. "IMF senior counsel explores legal frameworks for public debt management". Central Banking (in English). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Elsie Addo Awadzi | International Monetary Fund – Academia.edu". International Monetary Fund – Academia Education. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  20. Interview with Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi, Second Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana (in English). The S&L Watch. 2020. p. 6.
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