CBN Governor Emerges President Of African Central Banks

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been elected as the President of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB).
Emefiele, who was elected at the 39th Ordinary meeting of the Assembly of Governors of the AACB, will be president of the association for the year 2016 to 2017.

This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja yesterday, adding that he would succeed Lucas Nchama, Governor of the Banque des tats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC).
To work with Emefiele are the governor of the Bank of Ghana as chairman of the West African sub-region; governor of the Central Bank of Mauritania, chairman of the North African sub-region; and the governor of the Bank of Central African States, chairman of the central African sub-region.