Bank of Ghana

The Bank of Ghana is the central bank of Ghana, in Accra. The Central Bank was formed in 1957.
History
In 1913, the West African Currency Board was created in London, which issued the West African pound, the common currency of the British colonies in West Africa.

The Bank of Ghana was established on March 4, 1957, which began operations on August 1 of the same year.
Officers
The first governor of the bank was Mr. Alfred Eggleston, the former Managing Director of BGC and an accomplished Scottish banker on secondment to Ghana from the Imperial Bank of India.

The first Board:

 Alfred Eggleston, Chairman
 Douglas F. Stone, Deputy Governor
 R. S. Blay, Director
 N. T. Clerk, Director
 C. E. Osei, Director
 R. C. Parkin, Director
In 1957, the bank opened six main departments:

 The Governors' Office
 The Administration/Personnel Department
 The Banking Department
 The Issue Department
 Accounts/Audit Department
 Economics/Statistics Department

 References 

Category:Central banks
Category:1957 establishments in Africa
Category:Establishments in Ghana
Category:Organizations based in Ghana
Category:Accra