Elsie Awadzi

January 2026 delivered signals, not just headlines. The global order is shifting, and old policy playbooks are losing relevance. Leadership today is more about building systems resilient enough to adapt as assumptions and rules change. We must spot patterns early enough and act!

Grateful for grace. Grateful for people. Grateful for purpose. Grateful for rest. 2025 brought transition, reflection, renewal, clarity, growth and renewed purpose. Thankful for every lesson, every relationship, every opportunity to serve. Onward, with gratitude and faith.

Spoke on the opening panel at the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Annual Conference in Lisbon. Uncertainty, debt risks & digitalisation are reshaping stability. Resilience now needs smarter regulation & global collaboration.

This week, I co-moderated the Global Dialogue on Women’s Leadership & Gender-Inclusive Finance in Luxembourg. When women thrive, economies accelerate. Congrats to @NewsAFI, @EIB , @MinFinLux and partners for a dialogue that strengthens global cooperation for real impact.

Honoured to join #DebtCon8 at @GeorgetownLaw to discuss “Debt Doom Loops” and how governments & banks can avoid cycles that heighten financial stability risk. Grateful to reconnect with colleagues & celebrate the launch of #PublicDebtIsPublic. @GtownLawIIEL @PrincetonSPIA

@ChayuDamsinghe @DebtCon8GU @StavrosZenios @matteo_calca @AvinashPersau15 Great discussion, @ChayuDamsinghe. Thanks for your insightful contributions.

The fourth plenary on Day 1 at @DebtCon8GU was on debt doom loops - chaired by @StavrosZenios, featuring @ElsieAddoAwadzi, @matteo_calca, Aitor Erce, @AvinashPersau15, and myself

At @DebtCon8GU in DC at @GeorgetownLaw with @PrincetonSPIA. Looking forward to a great many sessions on sovereign debt (and any other tangents we end up at) Will be trying to post across as many panels and tag anyone at the panels I can find.

@AcetforAfrica @NJOAgyemang Looking forward!

Join @NJOAgyemang & @ElsieAddoAwadzi tomorrow as we discuss power, policy, and inclusion with women transforming Africa. 🗓️ 18 March 2025 🕑 2:00PM GMT 🔗Register today: ow.ly/Hc2S50VeCFb

For the last four years, @thebankofghana Deputy Governor, @ElsieAddoAwadzi has chaired AFI’s #Gender Inclusive Finance Committee. As her term comes to an end, she reflects on how the landscape for #women’s #financialinclusion is changing. youtu.be/s8208lOKKnE #GenderInclusive

Celebrating the Financial Inclusion Awards on Day 3 of the #afiGPF with H.E. Dr @mnsanzabaganwa, AUC Deputy Chair, Governor Rogério Zandamela and Dep. Governors @ElsieAddoAwadzi, Felicia Dlamini-Kunene and Jessimen Chipika . #Rwanda #Egypt #Ghana #Mozambique #Eswatini #Zimbabwe

In 2023, AFI #Gender Inclusive Finance Committee (GIFC) has made remarkable strides in advancing #women's #FinancialInclusion through gender-responsive policies and regulations. GIFC Chair @ElsieAddoAwadzi delves into the highlights of the year. 👉bit.ly/3RQQAYY

@CarolynLabey @_TorontoCentre @JerseyIntDev @GovJersey @JerseyOAC Lovely meeting you dear @CarolynLabey and yes what an interesting discussion! Looking forward to taking the conversation forward on financial inclusion through your continued successful collaboration with @_TorontoCentre

A really interesting meeting this morning with the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana discussing financial inclusion programmes @ElsieAddoAwadzi @_TorontoCentre @JerseyIntDev @GovJersey @JerseyOAC

Yesterday we launched the strategic partnership between the @AfDB_Group & @NewsAFI to support #gender responsive financial policies to 📈access to finance in #Africa for 👩‍🦰. I was delighted to address African govenors of Central Banks in #Manila #afiGPF @ElsieAddoAwadzi #AFAWA

AFI #Gender Inclusive Finance Committee, chaired by Bank of Ghana's Deputy Governor Elsie Awadzi, convenes today ahead of the 2023 AFI Global Policy Forum in #Manila, Philippines. #GenderInclusiveFinance #SDG5 #GenderEquality

Honoured to join the Northeastern University’s Global Leadership Summit held in Accra, the first to be hosted in Africa. I shared my career and leadership journey so far under the theme “A Journey of Passion and Purpose”. Thank you for the opportunity, @Northeastern.

@mdassanou1 @afawa @deputy Gender gap in access to finance is still 12% in SSA, 11% in Ghana. « Lost opportunities for all » as recalled by @ElsieAddoAwadzi . @AFD_en helping close the gap with @AGF_Group #AFAWA @FranceandGhana