Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Fieldsofinterest
Personal Information
Publications
Hobbies and Interests
Training
References
Researchexposure
Committeesserved
Languages
Timeline
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Moses Kenneth Abakah

Risk Management
Accra

Summary

Reliable Manager demonstrating high level of ownership and initiative. Possessing exceptional work ethic and desire to go above and beyond to exceed company expectations. Offering knack for building productive working relationships. Successful in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments to manage goals and team development. History of thriving in team-oriented environments.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager and Head of Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
Accra
01.2019 - Current

Assistant Manager and Acting Head of Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
Accra
09.2017 - 12.2018
  • Company Overview: Subsidiary of Bank of Ghana and Ghana Stock Exchange
  • Subsidiary of Bank of Ghana and Ghana Stock Exchange

Assistant Manager, Operations Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
Accra
01.2016 - 09.2017
  • Company Overview: Subsidiary of Bank of Ghana and Ghana Stock Exchange
  • Subsidiary of Bank of Ghana and Ghana Stock Exchange

Senior Officer, Operations Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
Accra
01.2014 - 12.2015
  • Company Overview: Subsidiary of Bank of Ghana and Ghana Stock Exchange
  • Subsidiary of Bank of Ghana and Ghana Stock Exchange

Senior Economics Tutor and Assistant Examiner in Economics

University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast
01.2009 - 12.2014
  • Company Overview: Centre for Continuing Education
  • Centre for Continuing Education

Officer, Operations Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
Accra
04.2011 - 12.2013
  • Company Overview: Fully owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana
  • Fully owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana

Adjunct Lecturer in Managerial Economics and Quantitative Methods (MBA Level)

Kings University College
Accra
06.2010 - 03.2011

Adjunct Lecturer in Economics

Maranatha University College
Accra
01.2010 - 03.2011

Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics

University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast
01.2005 - 01.2006

Assistant Examiner in Economics

University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast
01.2005 - 12.2005
  • Company Overview: Centre for Continuing Education
  • Centre for Continuing Education

Pupil Teacher

Seventh Day Adventist Preparatory and Junior Secondary School
Elubo
01.2000 - 12.2001

Education

M. Phil - Economics

University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
06.2008

B. A. - Economics

University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
06.2005

Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) - General Art

Mfantsipim School
Cape Coast, Ghana
12.2000

Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) -

Bakatsir J. S. S.
Cape Coast, Ghana
08.1997

Skills

  • Businuess Continuity Management
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Information Security Management
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Time Management
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Performance Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Operations Management
  • Staff Management
  • Financial Management
  • Expectation setting

Certification

  • Certificate Member of the Institute of Risk Management, UK, P0073196
  • DIP1-International Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management, Institute of Risk Management, UK, 02/01/23
  • Certified Compliance Specialist Course, Rcademy, New York, USA, 10/16/22 to 10/20/22
  • World Class Cyber Resilience & Digital Security, Forbes Network Media, 02/15/22 to 02/16/22
  • Practical Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance, Institute of Risk Management, UK, 10/01/21
  • Business Continuity Management System Lead Implementer, Lloyd’s Register, UAE, 09/07/20 to 09/11/20
  • Certified Data Protection Supervisor, Data Protection Commission of Ghana, 07/27/20 to 07/30/20
  • Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management (Masterclass), Institute of Risks Management, Dubai, UAE, 12/02/18 to 12/06/18
  • Certificate in ISO/IEC 270001:2013 Information Security Management System, LRQA, 2018
  • International Comprehensive Programme in Securities Market Operations, BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), Mumbai, India, 07/01/16
  • Certificate in Operations Certificate Program, International Capital Market Association (ICMA) & University of Reading, UK, 03/01/15
  • Certificate in Ghana Stock Exchange Securities Course, Ghana Stock Exchange, Accra, Ghana, 2012

Fieldsofinterest

  • Monetary Theory and Practice
  • Financial Economics
  • Economic Reforms and Sustainable Development
  • Poverty Reduction
  • Environmental Economics

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 01/20/81
  • Nationality: Ghanaian
  • Marital Status: Married

Publications

  • Inflation Co-movement, Luis A. Gil-Alana, Emmanuel J.A. Abakah, Moses K. Abakah, 2020, Review of Financial Economics
  • Foreign Exchange Reserve and Its Impact on Stock Market: Evidence from Ghana, Emmanuel J.A. Abakah, Moses K. Abakah, 2016, Journal of Finance and Economics, 4, 5, 136-141

Hobbies and Interests

  • Playing football
  • Reading

Training

  • World Forum of Central Securities Depositories (WFC), 05/24/19 to 05/26/19, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Study Tour, State South Africa, 11/09/22 to 11/10/22
  • Study Tour, Singapore, 10/19/22 to 10/22/22
  • SIBOS 2019 LONDON, 09/23/19 to 09/27/19, ExCel London
  • ICMA 51st Annual General Meeting and Conference 2019, 05/15/19 to 05/17/19, Stockholm, Sweden
  • World Forum of Central Securities Depositories (WFC), 04/08/19 to 04/12/19, Marrakech, Morocco
  • 26th Africa and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) 26th Annual Meeting, 03/10/18 to 03/13/18, Kasane, Botswana
  • Study Tour of the South Africa Bond Market, 10/30/17 to 11/06/17
  • 27th Securities Market Growth and Development, 03/27/17 to 04/06/17, Washington, DC
  • Africa and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA), 10/01/15, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Africa and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA), 09/01/13, Dubai, UAE

References

Will be provided upon request.

Researchexposure

  • Enumerator, Pilot Survey on School Management Committee, World Bank, 07/01/10
  • Enumerator, MIDA PROJECT, Millennium Development Authority Farmer Base Organization Survey, Institute of Statistical and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Cape Coast, 02/01/10 to 04/30/10
  • Natural Resource and Rent Capture in the Mining Sector of Ghana, 2008, Thesis
  • The Role of Micro credit in the Growth of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, 2005, Long Essay

Committeesserved

  • Technical Committee for the implementation of new CSD systems, 2023 to Present
  • Evaluation Committee for the evaluation of vendors, 2022
  • CSD Technical Committee for the development of the Request for Proposal, 2021 to 2022
  • Committee for the development of the 2021 to 2025 Strategic Plan, 2020
  • Joint Central Securities Depository (GH) Limited and Ghana Stock Exchange Technical Committee, 05/01/20 to Present
  • Central Securities Depository (GH) Limited CPMI-IOSCO Committee, Not specified
  • Central Securities SWIFT Project, 01/01/19 to Present
  • Committee for reviewing Central Securities Depository Operational Rules, 2015 to 2016
  • Information Security Management Committee of the Central Securities Depository, 09/01/17 to Present
  • Investment Committee of the Central Securities Depository (GH) Limited, 09/01/17 to Present
  • Technical Committee of the Ministry of Finance for the Annual Debt Management Report, 2018
  • Technical Committee of the Ministry of Finance for the Annual Debt Management Report, 2019 and 2020
  • Strategic Management Team for the five year Strategic Plan, 11/01/19 to 06/30/20

Languages

English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

Manager and Head of Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
01.2019 - Current

Assistant Manager and Acting Head of Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
09.2017 - 12.2018

Assistant Manager, Operations Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
01.2016 - 09.2017

Senior Officer, Operations Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2015

Officer, Operations Department

Central Securities Depository (GH) Ltd
04.2011 - 12.2013

Adjunct Lecturer in Managerial Economics and Quantitative Methods (MBA Level)

Kings University College
06.2010 - 03.2011

Adjunct Lecturer in Economics

Maranatha University College
01.2010 - 03.2011

Senior Economics Tutor and Assistant Examiner in Economics

University of Cape Coast
01.2009 - 12.2014

Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics

University of Cape Coast
01.2005 - 01.2006

Assistant Examiner in Economics

University of Cape Coast
01.2005 - 12.2005

Pupil Teacher

Seventh Day Adventist Preparatory and Junior Secondary School
01.2000 - 12.2001

M. Phil - Economics

University of Ghana

B. A. - Economics

University of Cape Coast

Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) - General Art

Mfantsipim School

Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) -

Bakatsir J. S. S.
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