{"id":6323,"date":"2025-09-13T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/?page_id=6323"},"modified":"2025-10-06T05:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:50:53","slug":"african-central-bank-governor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/awards\/awards-2025\/african-central-bank-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"African Central Bank Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6323\" class=\"elementor elementor-6323\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95af53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b95af53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11c9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a11c9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cAfrican Central Bank Governor\u201d Award recognises the role of governors in economic development. The award honours the African central bank governor who has successfully managed inflation and exchange rates, and whose influence and leadership are recognised across the continent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9e5a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac9e5a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934a90b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"934a90b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7031936 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7031936\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014a1eb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"014a1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CRITERIA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d35f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d35f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Controlling inflation in the concerned area<\/li><li>Support to economic growth<\/li><li>Currency stability<\/li><li>Interest rate policy<\/li><li>Implementation of reforms to promote financial inclusion and regulatory frameworks adapted to innovation<\/li><li>A governor must have held office for at least two years.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ab987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36ab987\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f03d0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5f03d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca55cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ca55cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfrican central banks governors. Identification by the AFIS editorial team.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4f43c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab4f43c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7784708 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7784708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWARDS CEREMONY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50eb6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50eb6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pre-selected governors will be notified one month prior to the event.<br \/>The winning governor will be awarded during a special session at the Africa Financial Summit on November 3-4, 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63432e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63432e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e8265 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2e8265\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f443ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f443ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebb0b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bebb0b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415e66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"415e66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Calque_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Calque_1.png 409w, https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Calque_1-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2185b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2185b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f987d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f987d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In partnership with<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367aefd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"367aefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Forvis-mazars-logo-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1605\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1913ccb elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1913ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fichier-1@2x-3-170x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fichier-1@2x-3-170x1024.png 170w, https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fichier-1@2x-3-50x300.png 50w, https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fichier-1@2x-3-255x1536.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cAfrican Central Bank Governor\u201d Award recognises the role of governors in economic development. 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