Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the ECOWAS Finance Award (EFA) on May 13, 2022, at Alisa Hotel in Ghana’s capital and commercial city, Accra at 6:00pm.

The ECOWAS Finance Awards recognises industry talent, leadership skills, industry net worth and capability.

After consideration of nominations by a research team, winners will be felicitated at an awards gala, to be held at the premium four-star Alisa Hotel in Ghana’s capital.

The event, which is being organised by the African Consolidated Analytical Limited, a leading consultancy firm in Nigeria, in collaboration with Business Day Media under the auspices of ECOWAS Ventures, is under the theme:‘The Roles of Africa’s Banking & Financial Services Sectorin Delivering Expectations of African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement’.

EFA will feature a keynote presentation and a panel discussion that will focus on the key roles, synergies, collaborations, and partnerships required from West Africa’s banking and financial institutions to deliver on the gains of AfCFTA.

The keynote is expected to be delivered by Pierre Frank Laporte, Country Director, World Bank, Ghana.

Other dignitaries that are expected to attend the event include Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Director of Jospong Group of Companies; Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister; Togbe Afede XIV, among others.