The President of the Republic of Ghana, He Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has today, October 19, 2022 appointed a new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). In a letter released to the media and sighted by Bricy Boateng, the President has named Dr. Eric Nkansah to act on the above mentioned position.
This follows the dismissal of Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah, yesterday by the president. Below is a brief biography of the new GES boss.
Dr. Eric Nkansah has over the last 13 years fervently worked as a banker, lecturer, researcher, and a financial consultant. He is presently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Banking Technology and Finance of this University.
He joined the University in 2012 and has since contributed significantly (in the area of teaching, research, programme development etc) to the development of the University. Before joining the University, he was the Sales Manager at the Krofrom Branch of Barclays Bank of Ghana (now Absa) where he worked for over five years.
Education
PhD (Financial) Economics; University of Zululand, South Africa (2015 – 2018)
Master of Business Administration (Finance); KNUST Business School, Ghana (2008 – 2010)
B.A (Hons) Economics; University of Cape Coast, Ghana (2002 –2006)
Professional Membership
Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB)
Research Interests
Emerging and Frontier Financial Markets; Behavioural Finance; Sustainable Banking; Governance of Financial Institutions; and Risk Management in Banking
Teaching Areas
Credit Management, Banking Operations, Treasury Management, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Finance of International Trade, Financial Markets, Investment & Portfolio Management, Financial Economics and Financial Management
Conferences Attended
MBALI International Conference, University of Zululand, South Africa, September 2016
3rd Academic International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, Oxford University (UK), August 2017
2nd MBALI International Conference, University of Zululand, South Africa, October, 2018
Publications
Nkansah, E. and Kaseeram, I., Currency Carry Trade Profitability: Evidence from Emerging and Frontier Markets in Africa, Frontiers in Finance and Economics, Volume 15 (1), December, 2018.
Nkansah, E. and Kaseeram, I., The Emerging and Frontier Africa’s Currency Carry Trades: Any Value to Asset Allocation Decisions? African Journal of Business and Economic Research (AJBER), Volume 13 (2), August, 2018.
Nkansah, E. and Kaseeram, I., Currency Carry Trade Profitability: Evidence from Emerging and Frontier Markets in Africa, 3rd Academic International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, Oxford University (UK), Conference Proceedings, pp. 61-69, August, 2017.
Asiedu, G. Maxwell, Nkansah, E. and Aawaar, M. Godfred, Determinants of Capital Structure of Listed Firms in Ghana: A Comparative Study of Financial, Manufacturing, and Retail Firms, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 157, November, 2016.
Asiedu, G. Maxwell, Nkansah, E. and Aawaar, M. Godfred, Assessing the Factors Driving the Collapse of Microfinance Institution in Ghana, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 152, August, 2016.
Oware, K. M. and Nkansah, E., Housing Finance in Ghana: Determinants of Mortgage Demand, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, issue 118, January, 2014.
Nkansah, E. and Oware, K. M., Innovation and Creativity Strategy and Production Machine Efficiency in Ghanaian Mining Industries, Research Journal of Economics and Business Studies, Volume 3, No. 1, November, 2013.
Nkansah, E. and Oware, K. M., Impact of ICT on the Financial Performance of Rural Banks in Ghana: A case study of selected Rural Banks in Ashanti Region, Research Journal of Economics and Business Studies, Volume 2, No. 10, August, 2013.
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