Mahama Appoints 2nd Deputy BoG Governor

Dr. Johnson P. Asiamah has been appointed as the second Deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana. President John Mahama.

The Economist and Monetary Policy Specialist's appointment was done in consultation with the Council of State, according to a statement signed by Communications Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah.

He takes over from Dr. Adul-Nashiru Issahaku who was recently appointed as Governor of the Bank.

Dr. Asiamah is an economist with an extensive working experience at the Bank of Ghana over the past twenty (20) years.

Until his elevation, he was the assistant director at the Economics Department of the Bank of Ghana, where he coordinated the work of the Monetary Policy Committee.

He holds a PHD (Economics) from the University of Southampton, UK and an MPHIL (Economics) from the University of Ghana, Legon.

He was born on May 5, 1968 and joined the Bank of Ghana in 1996, where he rose through the ranks.