Brong-Ahafo Region
Location
Statistics
Regional Minister	Mr. Twumasi Marfo (MP) ([National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]])
Capital	Sunyani
Area	39,557 km² Ranked 2nd
Population 2000 Census 1984 Census	Ranked 6th 1,815,408 1,206,608
Districts	19
ISO 3166-2	GH-BA

Districts of Brong-Ahafo

The Brong-Ahafo Region is located in mid-western Ghana, between the Ashanti Region and the Northern Region. Its capital is Sunyani.

This region was created in 1958.^[1] It contains many cultural and wildlife attractions, but it is less known to tourists than the Ashanti, Northern, Central, or Greater Accra Regions. Major attractions of the Brong-Ahafo Region include Kintampo, with its beautiful falls and prayer park, and Fiema, home of the Boabeng Monkey Sanctuary.

Brong Ahafo is renowned for notable Ghanaians including Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the second prime minister of Ghana.

Districts[link]

• Asunafo North District
• Asunafo South District
• Asutifi District
• Atebubu-Amantin District
• Berekum District
• Dormaa Municipal
• Jaman North District
• Jaman South District
• Kintampo North District
• Kintampo South District
• Nkoranza District
• Pru District
• Sene District
• Sunyani District
• Tain District
• Tano North District
• Tano South District
• Techiman Municipal District
• Wenchi District

See also[link]

• Begho
• Bono Manso
• Bono state

References[link]

• Latest Ghana News
• Districts of Ghana at statoids.com
• GhanaDistricts.com

v t e Regions of Ghana Ashanti Brong-Ahafo Central Eastern Greater Accra Northern Upper East Upper West Volta Western

v t e Districts of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana Asunafo Asunafo North Asunafo South Asutifi Atebubu Berekum Dormaa Dormaa East Jaman South Jaman North Kintampo Kintampo North Kintampo South Nkoranza Nkoranza North Sene Sunyani Sunyani West Tain Tano Techiman Municipal Wenchi

Coordinates: 7°45′N 1°30′W / 7.75°N 1.5°W / 7.75; -1.5

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Mahamudu Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
Vice Presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Preceded by	Himself
Constituency	Wale Wale
Personal details
Born	(1963-10-07) October 7, 1963 (age 48) Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University[1]
Occupation	Economist
Religion	Muslim

Background[link]

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia (born October 7, 1963, Tamale, Northern region) was a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana^[1] until his nomination as Vice Presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) alongside Presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo. Shortly after the election Bawumia resigned as Deputy Governor at the Bank of Ghana.

Education[link]

Bawumia graduated from Tamale Secondary School in 1982^[1]. He received a Chartered Institute of Bankers Diploma (A.C.I.B) in the United Kingdom with distinctions in Monetary Economics, Accountancy, Law and Banking Principles from Emile Woolf College of Accountancy, London, England in 1984. Bawumia spent his undergraduate years at University of Buckingham, UK and graduated with B.Sc. Economics (First Class Hons.) He received his Masters Economics from Oxford University in 1988 and PhD with Specialisation in Macroeconomics, International Economics, and Monetary Economics from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia., Canada in 1995^[1].

Work experience[link]

After graduating from Simon Fraser University in Canada, Dr. Bawumia worked for the International Monetary Fund from 1994 to 1996^[1] when he left for a teaching position with the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University in Texas, USA. After leaving Baylor University in 2000, Bawumia started his career at the Bank of Ghana as a Senior Economist. Between 2000 and his eventual resignation, Bawmuia also held the position of Head of Monetary Policy and Financial Stability, Special Assistant to the Governor, Capital Market Committee Chairman, Monetary Policy Committee Member, and Deputy Governor^[1].

Selected works[link]

• “The Determination of Bank Interest Spreads in Ghana: An Empirical Analysis of Panel Data” with Martin Ofori and Franklin Belnye, September 2005.
• “Developing a Composite Indicator of Economic Activity in Ghana”, with Benjamin Amoah, Bank of Ghana Working Paper, February 2004.
• “A Simple Vector Error Correction Forecasting Model for Ghana”, with Joseph Atta-Mensah, Bank of Ghana Working Paper, August 2003.
• “Monetary Growth, Inflation and Exchange Rate Policy in Ghana" Research Department, Bank of Ghana, Journal of the West African Monetary Institute, 2003
• “The Transmission Mechanism for Monetary Policy in Ghana”, with Philip Abradu-Otoo, Bank of Ghana Policy Paper, August 2003.
• “The Determinants of Exchange Rates in Ghana”, with Zakari Mumuni. Bank of Ghana Working Paper. March, 2003.
• “The Feasibility of Monetary Union in West Africa”. Mimeo. Economic Commission for Africa, November 2002.
• “Comparative Institutional Features of Different Common Central Banks”, West African Monetary Institute. Mimeo. February, 2002.
• “Designing an Exchange Rate Mechanism for the West African Monetary Zone”, West African Monetary Institute. Mimeo. February 2002.
• “Explaining African Economic Growth Performance: The Case of Ghana”, with Ernest Aryeetey and A. Fosu. Paper prepared for the African Economic Research Consortium. April 2001.
• "Assessing the effectiveness of Intervention on the Foreign Exchange Market in Ghana". Research Department, Bank of Ghana, February 2000.
• "A Review of the Literature of the Impact of Financial Sector Liberalisation on the Poor", with Dr E.K.Y. Addison and Maxwell Opoku Afari, Research Department, Bank of Ghana, August 2000.
• "Financial Markets in Africa. Issues and Challenges for Research," with Professor Ernest Aryeetey, ISSER. October 2000 AERC .
• “Currency Substitution and Money Demand in Ghana: A Cointegration Analysis”. Research Department, Bank of Ghana, November 2000.
• "Why the Apparent Rush to Market Reform"? Journal of Economics, 1999.
• "The Sequencing of Fiscal Reform during Structural Adjustment. Lessons from Ghana, Uganda, and Zimbabwe", Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. XXXVIII No.2/3 Summer-Fall 1996
• “A Closer Look at The Distributional Impact of Ghana’s Structural Adjustment Program (1983-1992). Journal of Modern African Studies. Vol.36 No.1, March 1998
• “Estimating the Aggregate Values of Human Capital in Sub- Saharan Africa”, co-authored with Samuel A.Laryea. Review of Human Factor Studies. Vol. III No.1. June 1997
• "Africa, the Challenge of Development". Book Chapter in Stephen. Gardner's Comparative Economic Systems, Dryden 1999

Scholarships and awards[link]

• 2007 — Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB).
• 2000 — Who Is Who Among America’s Teachers? - Baylor University.
• 1999 — Young Researcher Award: Baylor University, Texas, USA.
• 1995–1999 — President’s Research Fellowship: Ph.D. Simon Fraser University.
• 1991–1995 — 4 Graduate Fellowships: Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, Canada
• 1986 Sir Alan Peacock Prize. Best Economics Student, Department of Economics, University of Bucki

External links[link]

• Political profile

References[link]