Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku is a Ghanaian governance expert, economist, and former Deputy Governor for the

Bank of Ghana The Bank of Ghana ( BoG) is the central bank of Ghana. It is located in Accra and was formed in 1957. The bank is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of thAlliance for Financial Inclusion History The Central Ban ...

(BoG).

Career

Issahaku's work experience includes Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Export Development and Agricultural Investment Fund (EDAIF) and a position at the World Bank.

Bank of Ghana

The Central Bank of Ghana should have two deputy governors but when then Governor Kwesi Beko Amissah-Arthur was made Vice President of Ghana Henry Kofi Wampah was promoted to acting governor, and the bank had to work with only one deputy governor in eight months from July 2012 to April 2013, when Issahaku was appointed. Prior to his appointment by

John Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as presi ...

in April 2016, Issahaku was the Second Deputy Governor with Millison Kwadwo Narh as the First Deputy Governor since 2013.

Resignation from Bank of Ghana

Dr. Issahaku announced his resignation on 29 March 2017, which took effect on 31 March 2017.http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/nashiru-issahaku-resigns-as-bog-governor-2.html He was succeeded by Dr. Ernest Addison.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Issahaku, Nashiru Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Governors of Bank of Ghana Ghanaian economists Tamale Senior High School alumni