Sani Yaya is at

Togolese The demographics of Togo include Ethnic group, ethnicity, population density, age, education level, health, economic status and Religion in Togo, religious affiliations. Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size betwe ...

politician who has been serving as

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

in the governments of

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Komi Sélom Klassou Komi Sélom Klassou (born 10 February 1960)
etiame.com . Victoire Tomegah Dogbé Victoire Sidémého Dzidudu Dogbé Tomegah (born 23 January 1959) is a Togolese politician who served as the 13th and final prime minister of Togo from 2020 to 2025, the first woman to hold the office. Previously, Tomegah Dogbé was the minister ...

since 1 August 2016.

Early life and education

A graduate of Center for Financial, Economic and Banking Studies (CEFEB) in Paris, Yaya holds a DES in Management from

Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (), also known as Paris 1 (or Paris I) and Panthéon-Sorbonne University (or, together with Sorbonne University and Sorbonne Nouvelle University, simply as the Sorbonne), is a Public university, public rese ...

and a Master of Economics from the

University of Lomé The University of Lomé (; abbreviated UL) is a public university in Togo, located in the capital Lomé. It is the country's largest university. It was founded in 1970 as the University of Benin () and adopted its current name in 2001. 2011 s ...

Career

Yaya's professional experience include six years at the

Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The BCEAO is active ...

(BCEAO) and its Banking Commission of the

West African Economic and Monetary Union The West African Economic and Monetary Union, generally referred in English to by its French acronym UEMOA (for Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine) and alternatively as WAEMU, is a treaty-based arrangement binding together eight West ...

as well as nearly six years within

Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 33 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, ...

(ETI) where he served as Director of Audit and Compliance and member of the Executive Committee of the Group. He also held the senior positions of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the NSIA Group specialized in insurance and banking and member of the Group's Executive Committee. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Economy and Finance, Yaya served as Deputy Minister for the Budget.

Other activities

African Development Bank The African Development Bank Group (AfDB, also known as BAD in French) is a multilateral development finance institution, headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and ...

(AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2016) * ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2016) *

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of las ...

(IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2016) *

Islamic Development Bank The Islamic Development Bank (, abbreviated as IsDB) is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused on Islamic finance for infrastructure development and located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There are 57 shareholding member st ...

(IsDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2016)Board of Governors

References

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