Your Excellency, the quality of public institutions, and for that matter the public service, is an important determinant of the financial sophistication of the state; and the central bank – the Bank of Ghana – has a pivotal role in pioneering the process. Ghana @50 – the nation’s  2  BIS Review 91/2007  Golden Jubilee – had the theme “Championing African Excellence”.
We see in this occasion, an imperative for the Bank of Ghana to strive to be a Champion Institution in the community of central banks. To conclude, I should say that I consider it a privilege and an honour to be here and be part of this important milestone of the nation’s central bank.