Teklewold Atnafu (Ge'ez: ተክለወልድ አጥናፉ; born on 26 October 1963) is an Ethiopian politician who governed National Bank of Ethiopia for nearly two decades.[1][2] Teklewold is serving as a board member for the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia since 2020.[3]
Teklewold Atnafu | |
|---|---|
| ተክለወልድ አጥናፉ | |
| Governor of National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) | |
| In office 2000s – 18 June 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Yinager Dessie (PhD) |
| Board chairperson of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Fitsum Assefa |
| Financial Affairs Advisor of Prime minister | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1963 Areka, Ethiopian Empire |
| Nationality |  Ethiopian |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University |
Early life
editTeklewold was born in Areka, Wolayita, Ethiopia. He completed his primary and secondary school in his hometown and Sodo respectively. He attended Addis Abeba University and studied his first and second degree in Statistics.[3][4]
Career
editTeklewold governed the National Bank of Ethiopia since 2000s to 18 June 2018.[5] He was assigned to head the central bank after serving as a vice governor for a year.[1] He completed his studies in statistics at Addis Abeba University. He did his post-graduate dissertation on building a model for econometric measures of demand and supply of money in Ethiopia. Aby Ahmed appointed him as a chairperson of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia's Board of Management since February 2020 succeeding Fitsum Assefa, the commissioner of the National Planning & Development Commission.[3] He is also a financial affairs sector advisor of the Prime minister.[6]
Since February 12, 2024, Teklewold Atnafu assumed chairmanship of the Board of Management of Development Bank of Ethiopia, another state-owned company with a robust capital base of 39.7 billion Br, second only to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), succeeding Tegegnework Getu (PHD), an alumnus of Addis Abeba and Colombia universities, previously served as Undersecretary General of United Nations General Assembly and administrator of the UNDP.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Highly indebted Ethiopia appoints new central bank chief to rescue economy – New Business Ethiopia". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Bloomberg - Teklewold Atnafu". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Fortune, Addis. "Premier Appoints Teklewold Atnafu to Chair CBE Board". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Tadesse, Fasika (18 February 2020). "Ethiopia: Premier Appoints Teklewold Atnafu to Chair CBE Board". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Ethiopia appoints new central bank governor". Reuters. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Bye bye Governor". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Fortune, (Addis). "Teklewold Atnafu Assumes Chairmanship for Development Bank". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Fortune, (Addis). "DBE Owes Dramatic Turnaround to Controversial Policies Fueling Its Rebound". Retrieved 20 August 2024.