Dr Kofi Wampah Is Acting Governor, Bank of Ghana

The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Kofi Wampah is to act as Governor, until a substantive one is appointed. It follows yesterday�s appointment of Governor Kwesi Amissah-Arthur as the country�s Vice President pending parliamentary approval. Dr Henry Kofi Wampah assumed office as the First Deputy Governor in April, 2009. Prior to his appointment, he was the Director of the Research and Statistics Department of the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI). Dr. Wampah was the Head of the Research Department of Bank of Ghana for five years from February 1996 to February 2001. He began his career at the Bank of Ghana in September 1986 as a Deputy Manager and served in various capacities to become a Director in 2006.