Charles Konan Banny
Governor, Central Bank of West African States
Dakar, Senegal
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

"The celebration of the Year of Microcredit launches a coordinated effort of relevant stakeholders to build inclusive financial sectors. Our objective is to cultivate the necessary conditions for growth of the microfinance sector to finance income generating activities that will lead to a reduction in poverty."

Charles Konan Banny has held the post of Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) since 1990; he was appointed after holding the position of Special Advisor to his predecessor. He has also worked as a central banker at the Headquarters of BCEAO and as the Central Director of Research. He is also the Chairman of BCEAO Board of Directors, Chairman of WAMU Banking Commission, a member of WAMU Public Savings and Capital Markets Regional Council and member of the Board of Directors of the West African Development Bank (WADB).

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