World Bank Country Director to speak at Ghana Finance Week 2018

The country director for the World Bank office in Ghana Mr Henry Keliy will be speaking at the Ghana Finance summit which forms part of the first Ghana Finance Week 2018 signature activities under the theme “Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Innovative Finance”.

The Ghana Finance summit will bring together leaders in finance, government, business, development partners and civil society, to share ideas, discuss challenges , solutions and latest market developments within the financial Services industry in Ghana .

“Mr Kerali, a Ugandan national, joined the Bank in 2003 in the Infrastructure & Energy Department in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region. Before joining the Bank, he was a Professor at the University of Birmingham, England, specializing in the development of transport infrastructure. He led the research of developed economic cost-benefit models for assessing the feasibility of infrastructure investments. He holds a BSc (Eng.) from Makerere University, and MSc and PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Prior to taking up this new appointment, Henry was the World Bank's Regional Director for the South Caucasus, based in Georgia. He has previously also worked in different regions of the world including Latin America, Africa, East Asia, South Asia, and ECA, and has also served as Sector Manager of the Bank's transport program in the ECA Region.” ( source www.worldbank.org)

Ghana Finance Week (GFW) is a festival of financial industry events designed to showcase, celebrate the best of finance and encourage financial inclusion while providing networking, social learning and business opportunities for all.

Ghana Finance Week seeks to:

To create a platform for financial services providers and regulators to showcase and promote their products and services.

To bridge the financial inclusion gap to accelerate the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana ,

To promote excellence and innovation within the Financial service sector

To educate and inform the public about the various financial products that can enhance their lives and businesses.

Key activities slated for Ghana Finance Week 2018 are Ghana Finance Summit , Financial Services Expo and Finance Industry Day of Service on UN SDG’s.

“Following the recent collapse of some local banks , Financial services organisations must take advantage of The Ghana Finance Week 2018 platform to help strengthen public and investor confidence in the Finance sector .The Ghana Finance Week 2018 will educate consumers, elevate the profession, improve financial performance and drive inclusion in Ghana’s Finance sector” Says ‘Stephen Gyasi-Kwaw ( CEO Precise Communications )

The Ghana Finance Week 2018 is proudly endorsed by UNDP Ghana Office of the President SDG’s Advisory Unite and SDG Philanthropy Platform, the Ghana Association of Bankers and the Ghana Securities Industry Association .

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