Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari was appointed as the First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana on August 7, 2017.
Prior to his appointment, Dr. Opoku-Afari worked at the IMF in various capacities including as Mission Chief and Deputy Division Chief in the African Department of the IMF.
His work at the IMF focused on IMF negotiation missions, policy design in the area of monetary policy modernization and macro financial linkages, and was a reviewer of policy documents on a number of developing countries.
He holds a first degree in Economics and Statistics, and an MPhil in Economics, both from the University of Ghana, Legon and also a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
Roundtable 3
Invite-Only
The UNDP, MAS, and other international parties have launched a concept called Universal Trusted Credentials (UTC). This unique concept will enable MSMEs to create digital identities and trusted credentials through a non-collaterized set of date points. Once these UTC are accepted by financial institutions, MSMEs will be able to access a wider and deeper level of financing. This concept has a huge potential to uplift MSMEs globally.
The UNDP will host a session for UTC introducing it as a concept, highlighting its current progress, and seeking areas for which it could further advance. The panel members include senior central bank leaders and financial institution partners.
The aims of the session are to:
1. Advance industry thinking on UTC and specifically around process and benefits.
2. Harness collective experience and best-practices.
3. Connect with different countries in order to expand and deepen UTC use in represented markets.
Hall 5, Singapore EXPO
Open
This session covers the most significant innovations currently transforming the financial services sector in Africa and the role of FinTech hubs.
Hall 5, Singapore EXPO
Open
An electric mix of a regulator, banker, a financial supranational agency and United Nations will analyse the implications of how a new paradigm to empowering SMEs with their own trusted credentials will open up new financial inclusion and digital economy opportunities.
The panel will cover:
1. What is the new UTC issued by UNDP with international partners
2. How will this change the approach to financial services for SMEs, especially with the inclusion of LEIs
3. What new future services lie ahead with this combined UTC x LEI structure and which markets could benefit from this
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