Maxwell Opoku-Afari
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| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Citizenship | Ghana |
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| Occupation | Economist |
| Employer | Bank of Ghana, Central Bank |
| Known for | First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana |
DR. MAXWELL OPOKU-AFARI
Occupation
Bank of Ghana, Central Bank
Profession
Economist
Alma mater
Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary[1](1987 – 1989) University of Ghana[2](1993) University of Nottingham[3](2004)
Current career
Maxwell Opoku-Afari is currently the First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.[4][5] He was appointed to this position on August 7, 2017. [6] [7]
Previous experiences
Prior to assuming the role of Deputy Governor, Maxwell Opoku-Afari worked at the International Monetary Fund(IMF) from December 2009, rising through the ranks to the level of Deputy Division Chief and Mission Chief. [6] [8] [9]
IMF journey
He was the Deputy Division Chief in the Regional Studies Division in the African Department of the IMF where he led and supervised the production of one of the IMF’s flagship publication—the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa. [10]
In addition, he also served as the Mission Chief for Mauritius, where he led policy discussions on a wide range of issues including the financial sector, macro-financial linkages, fiscal and monetary policies, and growth strategies. He previously worked in the Strategy, Policy and Review Department of the IMF. [11] [12]
While at the IMF, Maxwell Opoku-Afari participated in IMF negotiation missions to several African and Caribbean countries and handled extensive policy discussions on Rwanda, Zambia, Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe—where he led the program negotiation mission in 2015. He was also a reviewer of country policy documents for a number of developing countries. [13]
Co-Authored
Maxwell Opoku-Afari’s work at the IMF also focused on policy design, in particular, on monetary policy modernization and macro-financial linkages. He has co-authored a number of IMF Policy Papers including one on “Modernizing Monetary Policy Frameworks in Low and Developing Countries” and another on “Monetary Policy Conditionality for Countries with Evolving Monetary Policy Regimes”. [14] [15] [16]
These two policy papers are currently being used to drive modernization of monetary policy frameworks in a number of low and developing countries. He has extensive publications on monetary policy, inclusive growth, short-term output indicators in low income countries, aid effectiveness, and on capital flows and real exchange rate dynamics. [14] [15] [16]
Other positions
Prior to joining the IMF in 2009, Maxwell Opoku-Afari worked for 13 years at the Bank of Ghana, rising through the ranks to become the Head of the Special Studies Division in the Research Department between January 2005 and June 2006, and later elevated to the position of the Special Assistant to the Governor of Bank of Ghana from June 2006 until he left the Bank of Ghana in October 2009. [9] [7]
He was also a member of the Government of Ghana’s Capital Markets Committee from 2006 to 2008. [17]
In the media
References
- ↑ "Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary". May 11, 2020 – via Wikipedia.
- ↑ "Home | University of Ghana". www.ug.edu.gh.
- ↑ "University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk.
- ↑ https://www.bog.gov.gh/governors-deputies/
- ↑ "Maxwell Opoku-Afari, Bank of Ghana: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "People: IMF official appointed Bank of Ghana deputy; new communications chief for BoE". Central Banking. August 9, 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Dr Maxwell Opoku Afari appointed First Deputy Governor of BoG". Graphic Online.
- ↑ https://www.swift.com/modal/node/227471
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Dr Maxwell Opoku Afari appointed First Deputy Governor of BoG". MyJoyOnline.com. August 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Inclusive Growth : An Application of the Social Opportunity Function to Selected African Countries". IMF.
- ↑ https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/ar/2017/eng/pdfs/IMF-AR17-English.pdf
- ↑ https://www.tralac.org/images/docs/11597/ssa-regional-economic-outlook-imf-may-2017.pdf
- ↑ "IMF Staff Completes Review Mission to São Tomé and Príncipe". IMF.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2015/102315.pdf
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://www.imf.org/External/Pubs/FT/irb/2013/03/index.pdf
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Tracking Short-Term Dynamics of Economic Activity in Low-Income Countries in the Absence of High-Frequency Gdp Data". IMF.
- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari Appointed First Deputy Governor". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news.
External links
- Maxwell Opoku-Afari - Bank for International Settlements
- Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari - Swift
- Maxwell Opoku-Afari, Bank of Ghana: Profile and Biography bloomberg
- Maxwell Opoku-Afari on linkedin
- Maxwell OPOKU-AFARI | Deputy Division Chief
- Board of Directors - Central Securities Depository
- Maxwell Opoku-Afari – Inlaks Digital Summit 2019
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